ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Sami Zeb Khan in an exciting match defeated Arkhip Kozlov from Russia in the boys singles first round of the ITF Pakistan World Junior Championship second leg here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

Sami overcame Kozlov 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(4). After successfully holding the first lag, the PTF is organising the second leg at the same venue.

Results (first round):

Boys singles: Aryan Giri (Nepal) bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi (Pakistan) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1; Bugra Ozkoc (Turkey) bt Hamid Israr (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Penn Charusorn (Thailand) bt Mars Argun (Turkey) 6-4, 6-3; Zaidh Zihar (Sri Lanka) bt Asad Zaman (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-1; Amir Asylkozhaev (Russia) bt Azat Sarsembaev (Kazakhstan) 6-4, 6-1 ; Bilal Asim (Pakistan) bt Teetawat (Thailand) 6-2, 7-5; Matthew Goh (Malaysia) bt Amir Mazari (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-1; Imran Khatibev (Uzbekistan) bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-2; Mikhail Svanidze (Georgia) bt Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-2; Sami Zeb Khan (Pakistan) bt Arkhip Kozlov (Russia) 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(4); Aki Zuben Rawat (Nepal) bt Mohammad Talha Khan (Pakistan) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Aarav Samarat Hada (US) bt Kou Fujikawa (Japan) 6-3, 6-3; Kivanc Bedir (Turkey) bt Nabeel Ali Qayum (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Ibrahim Furkan Deniz (Turkey) bt Abdul Hanan (Pakistan) 6-3, 7-5; Ada Guler (Turkey) bt Shehryar Anees (Pakistan)

Girls singles: Zhansaya Bakytzhan (Kazakhstan) bt Sheeza Sajid (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Madina Omarova (Kazakhstan) bt Defne Yuksel (Turkey) 6-4, 6-4; Melissa Jangarasheva (Kazakhstan) bt Mandagalla Princy (India) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4; Neha Krishnan (US) bt Zainab Ali Raja (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0.

Published in Dawn, November 16th, 2022