ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Shoaib checked into his second successive ITF Futures semi-finals, beating Kerem Yilmaz (TUR) in straight sets in the quarter-finals at the McDonald’s Pakistan ITF Championship 2026 (ITF M-15 Leg-2) at the
PTF Complex Courts on Friday. Shoaib beat Kerem Yilmaz (TUR) 6-4, 7-6(9). After winning the first set with a serve break, Shoaib had to gather all his reserves to beat Turkish player on the tie-break in the second to win a place in the semis.
Shoaib, who won the ITF M-15 Leg-1 title, once again displayed excellent form and confidence, maintaining his winning momentum with another strong performance. With this result, Shoaib has become the first Pakistani player after Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan to reach back-to-back ITF Men’s semifinals.
Results:
Mean’s singles Quarterfinals: Muhammad Shoaib (PAK) bt Kerem Yilmaz (TUR) 6-4, 7-6(9): Arvid Nordquist (SWE) bt Mert Naci Turker (TUR) 6-3, 6-4: Nikita Ianin (RUS) bt Grigoriy Lomakin (KAZ) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (ITA) bt Samir Hamza Reguig (ALG) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Semifinal: Andrei Kunitsyn & Nikita Ianin (RUS) bt Pakistan’s Muzammil Murtaza (PAK) and Grigoriy Lomakin (KAZ) 6-4, 6-4; Mert Naci Turker & Melih Anavatan (TUR) w/o Kerem Yilmaz (TUR) & Adam Farag-Cao (CAN).
