Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (November 13, 2021):-Abhishek Thorat defeated Abdullah Adnan 2-0 in the final of Boys Singles of the ITF Pakistan, NBP-PTF International Juniors Tennis Championship that concluded at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Saturday.
Abhishek Thorat from United States of America (USA) beat Abdullah Adnan of Pakistan with the score line of 6-2 and 6-0 in a single sided affair. In girls Singles final, Goetz Taylor (USA) beat Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) 6-3, 6-2 and won the girls’ title of the ITF Pakistan, NBP-PTF International Juniors Tennis Championship.
Mohsin Mushtaq Secretary, Ministry of IPC graced the occasion as chief guest and Salim Saifullah Khan President – PTF as guest of honor. The Boys Singles final match was also witnessed by Tapas Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan, Col. Asif Zaman [R] Director General of Pakistan Sports Board Syed Anjum Naseer -SVP/ RE Operations National Bank the sponsor of the event.
Salim Saifullah Khan, while addressing the participants, appreciated the standard of tennis which was witnessed during the tournaments. He also congratulated the winners and extended his invitation to come to Pakistan again for the next ITF Juniors tournaments.
The President also appreciated the organizers for the conduct of the event in such a befitting manner despite COVID-19 constraints. He also praised the very effective coverage of the event by our print media. The President thanked the Islamabad Police for providing very elaborate security coverage to event. The President also lauded the professional acumen of Arif Qureshi ITF White Badge Referee for supervising the event.
Mohsin Mushtaq also appreciated the efforts of Pakistan Tennis Federation for attracting a large number of players and their parents from abroad to Pakistan for such international events. He was also highly impressed with PTF infrastructure and organizational and administrative capacity of PTF staff.
