ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Mohammad Shoaib went through to the Dilawar Abbas Memorial ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championship quarter-finals after a convincing victory against Raahim Agha of Great Britain here at the PTF Complex on Tuesday.

Shoaib, a promising local prospect who recently won another ITF Juniors event, battled past Agha to win 6-1, 6-2.

On the other hand, Ahmed Kamil, who is regarded as one of the best local junior players as well, could not live up to the expectations. He was outclassed by Turkey’s unseeded Kerem Ozlale 6-1, 6-2 in a one-sided affair.

Kerem won the first set 6-1 by breaking Kamil’s second and fourth game while he ensured victory in the second when he broke Kamil’s first, third and seventh game.

Unseeded Birtan Duran of Turkey taming seventh seed Australian Qwyn Quittner was also an upset. Duran’s exceptional perfection and flawless display saw him surprise his Australian opponent.

In the Girls’ event, third seed Mina Toglukdemir of Turkey went out in the quarter-finals after losing to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Bakytzhan.

Results:

Boys’ singles (pre-quarter finals): Mohammad Shoaib (Pakistan) bt Raahim Agha (Great Britain) 6-1, 6-2; Tuna Nergizoglu (Turkey) bt Curtis Hong Tseng Tan (Hong Kong) 6-2, 6-4; Birtan Duran (Turkey) bt Qwyn Quittner (Australia) 6-0, 6-4; Stylianos Poutis (Greece) bt Kuan Chang Huan (Chinese Taipei) 6-1, 6-2; Aryan GIran (Nepal) bt Emir Toglukdemir (Turkey) 6-1, 6-1; Kerem Ozlale (Turkey) bt Ahmed Kamil (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-2; Iustin Belea (Romania) bt Mustafa Sancakuoglu (Turkey) 6-4, 6-2; Gokalp Ayar (Turkey) bt Min-Hung Kao (Chinese Taipei) 6-2, 6-0.

Girls’ singles (quarter-finals): Dorsa Cheraghi (Iran) bt Jun Seo Lee (South Korea) 6-2, 6-0; Ren Ke (China) bt Amina Salibayeva (United States) 7-5, 6-2; Zhansaya Bakytzhan (Kazakhstan) bt Mina Toglukdemir (Turkey) 6-1, 7-5; Leyla Nilufer Elmas (Turkey) bt Asima Sazanova (Kazakhstan) 6-1, 6-0.

Boys’ doubles (quarter-finals): Raahim Agha (Great Britain)/Stylianos Poutis (Greece) bt Zalan Khan (Pakistan)/Subhan Bin Salik (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-4; Ahmed Kamil (Pakistan)/Mohammad Shoaib (Pakistan) bt Tuna Neggizoglu (Turkey)/Emir Toglukdemir (Turkey) 6-1, 6-4; Iustin Belea (Romania)/Qwyn Quittner (Australia) bt Kuan Chang Huang (Chinese Taipei)/Curtis Hong Tsent Tan (Hong Kong) 6-2, 6-4; Gokalp Ayar (Turkey)/Mustafa Sancakuoglu (Turkey) bt Min-Hung Kao (Chinese Taipei)/Chun Tang (Chinese Taipei) 6-1, 6-3.

Girls doubles (quarter-finals): Sie Ding Chai (Malaysia)/Ren Ke (China) bt Amina Salibayev (United States)/Asima Sazanova (Kazakhstan) 6-1, 6-3; Ablisha Bista (Nepal)/Neyara Weerawansa (Srilanka) bt Zoha Asim (Pakistan)/Zhansaya Bakytzhan (Kazakhstan) 6-1, 6-1; Leyla Nilufer Elmas (Turkey)/Mina Toglukdemir (Turkey) bt Jeongmin IM (South Korea)/Jun Seo Lee (South Korea) 6-0, 6-3.

Published in Dawn, February 26th, 2020