ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Mohammad Yahya defeated Kazakhstan’s Alshinhan Mukhamedkali in straight sets in the first round of the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Monday.
Yahya won 6-2, 6-1. His compatriots Amir Mazari, Ahtesham Humayun, Mohammad Shayan, Hamza Roman and Hassan Usmani also advanced to the second round after winning their respective matches.
In the girls’ singles first round, three Pakistani players suffered defeats against foreign opponents.
The championships were formally inaugurated by Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) president Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi at an opening ceremony held on Monday.
Boys’ singles (first round):
Napat Pattanalertphan (Thailand) bt Zohaib Afzal Malik (Pakistan) 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0; Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) bt Muhammad Ahmad Afzal (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Amir Mazari (Pakistan) bt Yupei Liang (China) 6-1, 6-1; Muhammad Yahya (Pakistan) bt Alshinhan Mukhamedkali (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-1; Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) bt Tachatam Srisen (Thailand) 6-1, 6-2; Muhammad Shayan (Pakistan) bt Vukasin Pavlovic (Serbia) 6-3, 4-6, 4-0 (retired); Nikita Dogadin (Russia) bt Arham Tariq (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Phasin Sinchalong (Thailand) bt Abdul Basit (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-0; Daniel Elias (Russia) bt Haziq Asim (Pakistan) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2); Aolun Ma (China) bt Abdar Ali (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Sanzhar Bolat (Kazakhstan) bt Nabeel Ali Qayum (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-1; Haoxuan Xu (China) bt Rayyan Khan (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-4; Aahil Khalil (Sri Lanka) bt Bo Han Yang (China) 6-1, 6-1; Nils Preger (Sweden) bt Moazzam Babar Khan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-1; Hassan Usmani (Pakistan) bt Adnan Afzal (Australia) 6-0, 6-3.
Girls’ singles (first round):
Yuqi Li (China) bt Yeanna Chowdhury (Bangladesh) 6-2, 6-1; Daixi Hu (China) bt Romaisa Malik (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-2; Xuan Yi Wei (China) bt Anayaa Khan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Stefaniia Vasilevskaia (Russia) bt Hajra Sohail (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-3; Githmi Riyana Fernando (Sri Lanka) bt Xeniya Semenova (Kazakhstan) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2026
