Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-On Tuesday, a major upset took place in a Boys Singles event, as the unseeded qualifier Mehmet Onur Turgut of Turkey breezed in the quarter-final stage by eliminating second seed Nikita Safonov of Russia in a straight sets with the score-line of 6-4 and 6-0 in the second round of ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
In the boys singles event, unseeded Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan contentedly won over 4th seed Aldiyar Abzhan of Kazakhstan in a straight-set match 6-1 6-2. Hasheesh Kumar took a flying start at the beginning of the match and did not allow his opponent to settle down and finished the set at 6-1 by breaking the 2nd & 4th game of Aldiyar. In the second set, Hasheesh kept the same pressure and wrap-up the match in just 46 minutes. Another upset was caused when unseeded Mehmet Onur Turgut of Turkey brushed-off 2nd Seed Safanov Nikita of Russia in a straight-set win 6-4 6-0.
In the girls' event, Unseeded Taira Abildayeva of Kazakhstan overtook 3rd Seed Tamara Ermakova of Russia. In the first set, Taira won at 6-3 by breaking the 1st and 9th game of Tamara. In the second set 0-2 Tamara left the match due to an ankle sprain Grade-1 injury. Another unseeded Eunsoo Lee of Korea defeated 4th seed Olga Sorochkina of Russia in a well contested straight-set match 6-3 7-6(1).
In the boys' doubles event; unseeded Semi Zeb Khan pairing with Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan dominated against 2nd seed duo Aldiyar Abzhan of Kazakhstan and Nikita Safonov of Russia in an exciting three sets match 4-6 6-2 10-1 and qualified for the quarter-final stage.
Results: Boys Singles (2nd Round)
Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Liviu Popirlan (ROU) 6-0 6-1; Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) 6-1 6-2; Bilal Asim (PAK) beat Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) 2-6 6-2 7-5; Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) beat Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) 6-1 6-2; Dev Kanbarhimatch (ROU) beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-1 6-2; Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) beat Adilbek Myrzaguzhin (KAZ) 6-1 6-2; Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Nikita Safonov (RUS) 6-4 6-0; Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) beat Mars Argun (TUR) 6-2 6-2.
Results: Girls Singles (1st Round)
Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) beat Avrora Volkova (RUS) 6-1 6-1; Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) 6-0 6-1; Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) beat Tamara Ermakova (RUS) 6-3 2-0(Retd.) Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) 6-2 6-0; Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) beat Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-0 6-0; Eunsoo Lee (KOR) beat Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 6-4 7-6(1); Melisa Ugur (TUR) beat Renata Garaeva (RUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1; Tatyana Chsherbakova beat Sheeza Sajid (PAK) 6-1 6-0.
Results: Boys Doubles (1st Round)
Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Adilbek Myrzaguzhin (KAZ) & Huzamia Abdul Rehman (PAK) 6-7(5) 6-4 10-8; Bilal Asim (PAK) & Ahmad Nael Qurehsi (PAK) beat Mars Argun (TUR) & Mohammad Zaryab Khan (PAK) 6-3 3-6 10-5; Shehryaar Anees (PAK) & Asad Zaman (PAK) beat Zein Ionescu (CAN) & Muaz Malik (USA) 6-3 6-2; Ivan Iutkin (RUS) & Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) beat Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) & Maciej Zarebski (POL) 6-2 6-0; Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) & Nikita Safonov (RUS) 4-6 6-2 10-1; Abdul Hanan (PAK) & Liviu Popirlan (ROU) beat Evaan Lithra (IND) & Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-0 6-1.
