Tennis: Shoaib, Huzaifa make winning start

ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani future potentials Shoaib Khan and Huzaifa Abdul Rehman got off to winning start in the ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championships (I) at the PTF Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

Shoaib accounted for Iranian Yunes Talvar 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided match while Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Pak) defeated local player Zalan Khan (Pak) 6-0, 6-1.

In all three locals moved into the quarter-finals. Besides the two, Saqib Hayat (Pak) also won his match beating Adnan Abdullah (Pak) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.Top seed Penev Ivan of Bulgaria beat Ahmed Kamil (Pak) in straight sets, while Esmaielpourfallahi Aryan of Iran struggled hard before overcoming Ahmad Asjad Qureshi (Pak).

Shoiab will have a tough quarter-final as he is pitted against top seed Penev Ivan of Bulgaria. In the girls’ singles event, Zoha Asim (Pak), Sara Yigin (Ger), Hannah Kaile Shen (HK), Sie Ding Chai (Mas) advanced to the quarter finals by winning their respective matches in straight sets.

Results: Quarterfinals (boys’ singles): Penve Ivan (BUL) bt Ahmed Kamil (Pak) 6-3,7-5; Shoaib Khan(Pak) bt Yunes Talvar (IRI) 6-3, 6-2; Berk Ulas ENC (TUR) bt M.Nauman Aftab (Pak) 6-3, 6-1; Ronan Sani (GBR) bt Waleed Anwar (Pak) 6-0, 6-0; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Pak) bt Zalan Khan (Pak) 6-0, 6-1; Aryan Esmaielpurfallahi (IRI) bt Ahmad Asjad Qureshi (Pak) 7-6(7), 6-4; Saqib Hayat (Pak) bt Adnan Abdullah (Pak) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Arya Roghani (IRI) bt Sami Zeb Khan (Pak) 6-1, 6-2.

Girls singles pre-quarterfinals: Sie Ding Chai (MAS) bt Donya Ameri (IRI) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Zoha Asim (Pak) bt Padena Ghoorchian (IRI) 6-2; 6-1; Sara Yigin (GER) bt Yiwenden Zhu (CHN) 7-5, 6-4; Hannah Kaile Shen (HKG) bt Shimza Durab (Pak) 6-1, 6-1; Darya Mostofi (IRI) bt Venkatesh Kushi (AUS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Boys doubles quarterfinals: Abdullah Adnan (Pak)/ Ahmed Asjad Qureshi (Pak) bt Sami Zeb Khan (Pak)/Subhan bin Salik (Pak)6-3, 6-4; Waleed Anwar (Pak)/Ulas Enc (TUR) w/o M. Saeed Chudary (Pak)/Ahmar Saeed (Pak); Ahmed Kamil (Pak)/Zalan Khan (Pak) bt Vhimalshanth Chandramohan (SRI)/Hai Truong VO (VIE) 6-3 6-4; Brandon Suryana (INA)/Yunes Talawar (IRI) bt Abdullah Abdullah (Pak)/Moosa Choudhry (Pak) 6-0, 7-6(4).