ISLAMABAD: Local lad Abubakar Talha turned the tables on Mikaeel Ali Baig to make it to the boys’ singles final of the
Treet ITF Pakistan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial Junior Tennis Championship (J-60, Leg-3) at the PTF Tennis Complex here.
Abubakar Talha (PAK) beat Mikaeel Ali Baig (PAK) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 to make it to the final, where he will play against Singapore Luke Jie Xi Ho (SGP), who prevailed over Ganuka Fernando (SRI) 6-1, 7-5.
In the girls’ final Zhiyu Zhou (CHN) prevailed over Yitong Lu (CHN) 6-0, 6-1. She will play Yerin Lim (KOR) in the final. The Korean girl defeated Srimuk Phitchayaphak (THA) 7-5, 6-1.
Results:
Boys singles semifinals: Luke Jie Xi Ho (SGP) bt Ganuka Fernando (SRI) 6-1, 7-5; Abubakar Talha (PAK) bt Mikaeel Ali Baig (PAK) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Girls singles semifinals: Zhiyu Zhou (CHN) bt Yitong Lu (CHN) 6-0, 6-1; Yerin Lim (KOR) bt Srimuk Phitchayaphak (THA) 7-5, 6-1
Boys doubles semifinals: Mikaeel Ali Baig (PAK)/Luke Jie Xi Ho (SGP) bt Jinxuan (CHN) /Amir Mazari (PAK)
6-0, 6-4; Abubakar Talha / partner bt Artem Bukin /Fedor Dorokhov (RUS) 6-1, 6-2
Girls doubles semifinals: Yerin Lim (KOR) / Zhiyu Zhou (CHINA)
w/o Srimuk Phitchayaphak (THA)/
Yijia Wang(CHINA); Zihan Feng(CHINA)/Kiko Okuyama (JPN) bt Yitong Lu (CHN)/Ai teng(CHN) 6-4, 2-6(11-9).
