ISLAMABAD: Local hopes Abubakar Talha, Mikael Ali Baig and Nadir Mirza cruised into the quarter-finals of the ITF Pakistan World Juniors Tennis Championship Leg-2 here at the PTF Complex on Tuesday.

Nadir served Hong Kong Lucas Wing Chun Lee double bagels 6-0, 6-0 while Mikael overpowered Keitaro Ksathra of Indonesia 6-0, 6-4. Meanwhile, in an all-Pakistan clash Abubakar Talha downed Zohaib Afzal Malik 6-1, 6-2.

Results (second-round):

Boys singles: Platon Kovalyov (Kazakhstan) bt Yagiz Yildiz (Turkiye) 6-2, 6-4; Rodion Lukashov (Kazakhstan) bt M. Salar Khan (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Takaya Ishi (Japan) bt Haolin Liu (China) 6-2, 6-2; Arjan Singh Dhami (Singapore) bt Artem Khusanov (Uzbekistan) 6-2, 6-2; Muhammad Ali (Canada) bt Luke Jie Xi Ho (Singapore) 2-1 (retired).

Girls singles:

Haniya Amna Minhas (Saudi Arabia) bt Anna Stepanyants (Russia) 6-1 (retired); Alissa Korolyova (Kazakhstan) bt Dicle Izgi (Turkiye) 6-2, 6-0; Yelizaveta Slepchenko (Kazakhstan) bt Amna Ali Qayum (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-2; Serifie Pelin Sari (Turkiye) bt Da Eun Lee (South Korea) 6-2, 6-2; Rion Shinden (Japan) bt Zhaniya Zhaxembay (Kazakhstan) 6-0, 6-3; Sofiya Malysheva (Kazakhstan) bt Samira Kamalova (Uzbekistan) 6-3, 6-0; Zihan Feng (China) bt Nala Josephine Maskey (US) 6-1, 6-3.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2025