ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Top seed Shahzad Khan swept into the semi- finals of the ITF Pakistan International Junior Championship II with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Ashiq Munir at the Islamabad Club.
Others going through were Godamanna Harshana of Sri Lanka, Kumail Rizvi and Alamgir Wali, all of them scoring three-set victories over their rivals.
Harshana dropped the first set in his quarterfinal against Wasif but bounced back to score a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win.
Kumail’s match against Babar Ali Khan was a mirror image as he beat him by an almost identical scoreline of 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
In another quarterfinal, Alamgir, the losing finalist of the first leg of the tournament, knocked out Thailand’s Kirati Siributwong 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
The girls singles semifinals witnessed an upset, Thailand’s Buaklee Prim overpowering third seed from China, Shuang Wu 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in a tense match to enter the final where she will play China’s Shuai Zhang, a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Mehak Khan.
Meanwhile boys doubles top seeds Shahzad and Wasif outplayed Fahad Khan and Patrick Shoun 6-0, 6- 1 to make the semifinals.
Harshana and Nishendiran NS of Sri Lanka also advanced to the last four stage defeating the Thai pair of Narucha Wannabovorn and Kirati Siributwong 7-5, 6-1.
The duo of Alamgir and Kumail edged past Muteeb Pasha and Adnan Khan 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 while Ashiq-Babar ousted Usman Yousaf and Amir Ali Khan 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
There will be no matches Thursday and the tournament will resume Friday.
BOYS SINGLES QUARTERFINALS: Shahzad Khan bt Ashiq Munir 6-2, 6-1; Godamanna Harshana (Sri Lanka) bt Wasif Cheema 4- 6, 7-5, 6-3; S. Kumail Rizvi bt Babar Ali Khan 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; Alamgir Wali bt Kirati Siributwong (Thailand) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
BOYS DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS: Shahzad Khan-Wasif Cheema bt Fahad Khan-Patrick Shoun 6-0, 6-1; Godamanna Harshana-Nishendiran NS (Sri Lanka) bt Narucha Wannabovorn-Kirati Siributwong Thailand) 7-5, 6-1; Alamgir Wali-S. Kumail Rizvi bt Muteeb Pasha- Adnan Khan 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Ashiq Munir-Babar Ali Khan bt Usman Yousaf-Amir Ali Khan 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
GIRLS SINGLES SEMIFINALS: Shuai Zhang (China) bt Mehak Khan 6-0, 6-0; Buaklee Prim (Thailand) bt Shuang Wu (China) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.
GIRLS DOUBLES SEMIFINALS: Shuai Zhang-Shuang Wu (China) bt Nida Rahim-Zahra Omer 6-0, 6-0; Buaklee Prim (Thailand)-Mehak Khan bt Sara Mansoor-Ayesha Mansoor 6-0, 6-2.