ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: All the seeded players moved into the second round of the 4th Freedom Cup junior tennis championships which got under way at PTF Tennis Complex on Sunday.

A total of 18 matches were decided on the opening day.

The event organized by Islamabad Tennis Association features junior boys’ U-17, boys’ U-13 and girls’ U-17.

Country’s top junior players including Tanveer Ashiq, Omer Babar, Yasir Khan, Khurram Nazir, Ahmed M Aslam and Usman Ijaz will be seen in action among a total of 50 players participating in the tournament.

Results:

Jr U-17 first round: Tanvir Ashiq bt Saad Ali Qureshi 6-0, 6-0; Fahad Ali Raja bt Khursheed Abbasi 6-4, 6-2; Taimur Rehman bt Faraz Arif 7-5, 6-3; Abbas Raza bt Adnan 6-3, 6-3; Omer Babar bt Umair 6-0, 6-0; Gulfaraz bt Saad Bin Rehan 6-1, 6-1; Yousuf Ajam bt Hamza Shahid 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Usman Ijaz bt Mustansar Ali Khan 6-0, 6-0; Ahmed Aslam bt Tufail Abbasi 6-0, 6-1; Danish Ahmed bt Muhammad Zahak Jamal 6-0, 6-1; Tabish Raza bt Zulfiqar Ahmed 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Yasir Khan bt Muhammad Murtaza Hassan 6-0, 6-1; Waqas Malik bt Asif Ali Khan Burki 6-4, 6-4; Abid Ali bt Ibrahim Haq 6-2, 6-0; Asif Ali bt Salman Shahid 7-6(5), 6-4; Khurram Nazir bt Sharjeel Farooq 6-2, 6-1.

Boys’ U-13 pre-quarterfinals: Zohair Raza bt Salar Ahmed 4-0, 4-0; Saif Ali Khan bt Junaid Shafi Shaeikh 5-3, 4-1.—APP