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Mikaeel to take on Sri Lankan in final

By Our Correspondent
April 17, 2026
Pakistan’s rising tennis star, Mikaeel Ali Baig.— Instagram@acetennispakistan/File
Pakistan’s rising tennis star, Mikaeel Ali Baig.— Instagram@acetennispakistan/File

ISLAMABAD: Mikaeel Ali Baig overcame Abubakar Talha in an exciting Subh-e-Nau ITF Pakistan Junior International Tennis boys semi-finals at the PTF Complex Thursday.

Mikaeel Ali Baig won 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-4 following three exciting set that saw some entraining and long rallies. Mikaeel Ali Baig will now take on Ganuka Fernando (Sri Lanka) in the final. Ganuka Fernando got better of Amir Mazari(PAK) 6-1, 6-4.

Boys singles semifinals: Miakeel Ali Baig bt Abubakar Talha 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-4; Ganuka Fernando (SRI) bt Amir Mazari(PAK) 6-1, 6-4 Girls singles semifinals: Varvara Rubtsova (RUS) bt Yijiia Wang(CHN) 6-4, 6-1; Zhiyu Zhou (CHN) bt Zihan Feng(CHN) 6-3, 6-3

Boys doubles semifinals: Miakeel Ali Baig / Ahtesham Humayun (PAK) bt Zohaib Afzal Malik / M.Yahya (PAK) 6-3, 6-4; Ganuka Fernando (SRI) / Jayden Park (HKG) bt Jamie Chen (HKG) / Masamune Matusumoto (JPN) 6-2, 7-5

Girls doubles semifinals: Ai Teng (CHN) / Zhiyu Zhou (CHN) bt Rino Shinden (JPN) / Phitchayaphak Srimuk(THA) 6-4, 3-6(15-13); Varvara Rubtsova(RUS) / Safiia Urazalina (KAZ) bt Yijiia Wang(CHN) / Yeanna Chowdhury (BAN) 6-2, 6-2.