ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ahmed Nael Qureshi and Hamza Roman advanced to the quarter-finals of the ITF Pakistan Khawar Hyat Khan Memorial World Junior Championship Leg-1 after winning their respective matches on Wednesday.

Ahmed defeated Thailand’s Papangkorn Bunyarit 6-1, 6-1 while Hamza downed compatriot Ahtesham Humayun 6-4, 6-1 in their round-of-16 clashes.

In the women’s category, Amna Ali Qayum of Pakistan confirmed a last-eight berth after beating Deren Cetinakaya of Turkiye 6-1, 6-3.

Following a one-day break on Tuesday, dedicated to mourning the sudden demise of junior tennis player Zainab Ali Naqvi from Karachi, the championship resumed on Wednesday.

The SDA-PTF Complex saw a flurry of singles and doubles matches, showcasing the talents of 45 foreign and 27 local players participating in the event.

Results:

Boys singles pre-quarter finals: Kiagaoge Kang (China) bt Howard Chan (Hong Kong) 6-3, 6-2; Xiuyuan Guo (China) bt Jiwan Park (South Korea) 6-3, 6-4; Hamza Roman (Pakistan) bt Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-1; Ivan Mararov 6-1, 6-4; Dong Hyeon Euom (South Korea) bt Hamid Israr Gul (Pakistan) 7-6(3), 6-4; Ahmed Nael Qureshi (Pakistan) bt Papangkorn Bunyarit (Thailand) 6-1, 6-1; Zhe Jiang (China) bt Kieran Lin (USA) 0-6, 6-4, 6-0; Ju Hun Choo (South Korea) bt Ilya Kryukov 7-5, 6-0.

Girls singles pre-quarter finals: Paramee

Tadkaew (Thailand) bt Sheeza Sajid (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-0; Amna Ali Qayum (Pakistan) bt Deren Cetinakaya (Turkiye) 6-1, 6-3; Stefaniya Neporent bt Jingke YAN (China) 6-3, 6-1; Jiaxiaoqi WEN (China) w/o Ruslana Ruslanova (Kazakhstan)

Boys doubles pre-quarter finals: Dong Hyeon Euom/Jiwan Park (South Korea) bt M. Kashan Tariq/Amir Mazari (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-0; Ege Avci/Dorukl Elbirlik (Turkiye) bt M. Hamza Aasim/M. Salar Khan (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-4; Ahtesham Humayun/M. Haider Ali Rizwan (Pakistan) bt Par Chandragholica (Thailand)/Kieran Lin (USA) 6-4, 6-2; Howard Chan (Hong Kong)/Xiuyuan Guo (China) bt Papangkorn/Narathip Rueangsri (Thailand) 6-3, 6-1; Bilal Asim/Ahmed Nael Qureshi (Pakistan) bt Daniil Varaksa/Akmal Arabdjanov (Uzbekistan) 6-4, 6-1.

Published in Dawn, February 15th, 2024