Cirotte downs Yodpetch to claim W-15 tennis title

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ISLAMABAD: France’s Astrid Cirotte captured the women’s singles title while Thailand’s Kamonwan Yodpetch and China’s Ru Xi Wu claimed the women’s doubles crown at the W-15 Islamabad Junaid Family Foundation tournament here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Saturday.

Cirotte overcame Yodpetch 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in a hard-fought singles final. In the doubles final, the duo of Yodpetch and Xi Wu beat the pair of Anastasiya Kuparev of Germany and Sevil Yuldasheva of Uzbekistan 6-3, 4-6, (10-2).

A total of 31 players from 17 countries took part in the tournament.

Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2026

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