Sports Bulletin

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers claimed third position in the ITF Under-14 World Juniors Team Event Competitions after beating hosts Sri Lanka 3-0 at Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Pakistan girls finished 5th Position in the event  Results: Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando 6-0, 6-3 Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Lithum Jayabandu 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 Ahtesham Humayun/Hamza Roman beat Ganuka Fernando/Lithum Jayabandu 7-6, 6-2.

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-Adnan Khan has won the Single title of Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) Tennis League while Abdul Wasay won Under-12 and Under-14 Tennis League titles. Total 30 players from different clubs participated in the league and around 50 matches were played on round robin format. The ITC Tennis League was sponsored by KhadejaLaghari. Results: Open Category (Men / Women Mix): Adnan Khan beat Mohammad Afaan 6-4; and achieved first position while Mohammad Aafaan beat Sameer Kiyani 6-3; and holds second position and Sameer Kiyani beat Sameer Inayat 6-1 and placed as third in the League matches. Under 14 Matches: Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohaild 6-4 and placed as winner while Orhan Sohail beat MurukhSajjid 6-4; and took the second position, Marukh Sajjid beat Lala Rukh Sajjid 6-3; for the third Positon Under 12 Matches Abdul Wasay beat Orhan Sohail 6-4 for first position, Orhan beat Lala Rukh 6-2 and took second position while Lala Rukh beat Marukh 6-4 and achieved third position.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia has won second back-to-back ITF Juniors title after defeating Mehmet Onur Turgut from Turkey in straight sets 2-0 in the Boys’ Singles final of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships that concluded at PTF-S DA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. It is pertinent to mention here at Ivan Iutkin had claimed the ITF Tennis crown at the same venue after beating Kazak lad Aldiyar Abzhan 2-0 on February 12, 2022. Unseeded Ivan Iutkin ousted Mehmet Onur Turgut in a straight sets with the score-line of 6-4 and 6-3, as the match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. Both the players exhibit high standard of tennis and moved forward equally till the game score was leveled 4-4. In the 9th game Ivan Iutkin was down 0-40, however, he changed the strategy of the game and fought back bravely to secure the game and make the score 5-4. In the 10th game Ivan played extraordinary and finished the first at 6-4. In the second set Ivan again showed his supremacy to build-up the lead 4-2 by breaking 4th game of Turgut and continued his winning pace till the end of set and match 6-3. Ivan showed a remarkable speed and exhibited excellent tennis. Sa Rang Lim overcomes Andra Izabella in Girls’ Singles final Earlier, in the morning session, unseeded Sa Rang Lim of Korea annexed the Girls Singles title and caused the major upset when she toppled top seed Andra Izabella Sirbu of Romania in an exciting thrilling three sets match at 6-1, 2-6 and 6-4, which lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. Andra Izabella took a flying start 3-0 against Sa Rang Lim by breaking the 1st and 3rd game and continued the same pressure and won the set at 6-1. In the 2nd set, Sa Rang Lim fought back bravely and played excellent tennis from the baseline, and leveled the match 1-set all by breaking the 1st, 3rd, and 5th game of Andra Izabella. The actual battle of supremacy was started in the final set which was marked with drop shots, powerful forehand, backhand drives, and cross-court down the line shots, and saw some exhilarating tennis as both the players reached 4-games all. Sa Rang Lim broke the 9th game of Andra by playing powerful forehand and backhand drives at 15-40 and then in the 10th game she maintained the same pace of the game to win the set and match at 6-4 and gained valuable World Ranking points to improve her international ranking. Prize Distribution:  Salim Saifullah Khan President Pakistan Tennis Federation graced the occasion as chief guest, whereas Tariq Mehmood Murtaza President Islamabad Tennis Association along with Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey, Yerzhan Kistafin - Ambassador of Kazakhstan. Irena Gancheva, Ambassador of Bulgaria and diplomat from Russian Embassy and Yasir from Elaan group were present at the prize distribution ceremony. Results: Boys Singles (Final) Ivan Iutkin (Russia) beat Mehmet Onur Turgut (Turkey) 6-4, 6-3 Girls Singles (Finals) Sa Rang Lim (South Korea) beat Andra Izabella Sirbu (Romania) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani teenagers Sami Zeb Khan and Haseesh Kumar have won the Boys’ Doubles title after beating heavy weights Yunes Talavar from Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna from Turkey Doubles’ final of ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 6-2, 5-7 and 10-8. In the morning, talented unseeded pair Taira Abildayeva and Tatyana Chsherbakova of Kazakhstan annexed the Girls Doubles title by eliminating the duo of Korean Eunsoo Lee and Sa Rang Lim in an exciting well contested two-set match at 6-4 6-3, which lasted 1 hour 16 minutes. In the opening set, all the players exhibited excellent tennis with a combination of cross-court and down-the-line shots till the score went up to 3-all. The duo of Kazakhstan then changed their game and played some powerful forehand shots down the line and broke the 7th game of Sa Rang Lim of Korea to build a winning lead 5-3. In the 10th game, Taira and Chsherbakova showed their strength by hitting a powerful serve game to finish the set at 6-4. In the 2nd set, Taira and Chsherbakova build up a winning lead 4-1 by breaking the 3rd and 5th game of Rang Sa Lim & Lee Eunsoo respectively. At this stage, Korean players played excellent tennis and tried to come back into the match and reduced the winning lead of Kazak players 3-5 by breaking the 6th and 8th games of Taira and Chsherbakova respectively. The 9th game saw some exhilarating tennis as both the teams played incredible shots and the Koreans showed their resistance and both teams were fighting for each point which lasted in favor of Kazakhstan. In the evening, Semi Zeb Khan and Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan clinched the Boys Doubles title by beating top seed Yunes Talavar of Iran pairing with Aril Kayra Tuna of Turkey in a well-contested three sets match 6-2 5-7 10-8. In the opening set Semi Zeb and Hasheesh took an early lead by breaking 4th and 6th game and wrapping up the set by breaking the 8th game at 6-2. Aril and Yunes changed the strategy and fought back bravely to level the match 1 set all by winning the set at 7-5. All the players exhibited excellent tennis. In the deciding super tie break, again both the teams played well and tried hard to clinch the title but at 8-all Pakistan duo were lucky to convert the point into winning shot which was intercepted by Aril and landed in the net. Match lasted 1 hr 20 minutes.  Boys Doubles final was witnessed by Mr. Hassan Baig Senior Executive Vice President ITA and Mr. Yasir of Elaan Marketing.     Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, witnessed the Girls’ Doubles final and interacted with both the teams, coaches, parents and officials. Results: Boys Doubles (Final) Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8. Girls Doubles (Final) Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) 6-4, 6-3

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia and Mehmet Onur Turgut from Turkey have qualified for the final of Boys Singles of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships after thrashing their rivals in the semifinals at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Thursday. Final will be played on Saturday at the same venue. In the first semifinal of Boys Singles, Mehmet Onur Turgut of Turkey was in fine touch and proved too good for local guy Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan. Both the players played a brilliant combination of down the line and cross-court shots from the baseline till the score reached 5-5 all by holding their own serves but in the 11th game, Turgut fought bravely and was able to break the game of Hasheesh Kumar and built up the winning lead 6-5 and then in the 12th game Turgut wrapped up the set 7-5. In the second set, Turgut started the set aggressively and broke the first game of Hasheeh Kumar, and built up a winning lead 3-1, as the 5th game of Kumar was the longest game of the set which was marked by long rallies and crosscourt shots and Kumar reduced the lead to 3-2. At this stage, Turgut changed the pace of the game and broke the 9th game of Kumar to seal his position in the Boys Singles final by winning the match 7-5 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour 51 minutes. Unseeded Ivan Iutkin of Russia continued his winning pace and confirmed his position for the final by defeating the 3rd seed Sherazhetdinov Ruslan of Russia in a straight-set win 6-3 6-3. In the first semi-final of girls Singles top-seeded, Romania Andra Izabella Sirbu whitewashed her opponent, Seo Hyeon Park of Korea, without conceding a single game 6-0 6-0 and will vie for the top honor to play final of girls singles. In the second semi-final, unseeded Korean Sa Rang Lim outclassed 8th seed Chsherbakova Tatyana of Kazakhstan in a straight-set win 6-2 6-0. In the first doubles semi-final, Semi Zeb Khan & Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan moved into the final with imposing victories over their opponents to beat 4th seed duo from Bortnichek Nikita of Russia and Kanbargimath Dev of Romania in a straight-set 6-4 6-0 by playing high caliber and remarkable tennis. In the second semi-final top seed, Talavar Yunes of Iran and Tuna Arial Kayra of Turkey struggled hard to win their battle against Pakistani duo Muhammad Talha Khan and Muhammad Huzaifa Khan in a thrilling two-set match. Iranian and Turkish pair played aggressive took a lead 1-0 after winning the first set at 6-4. In the second set, both the teams played excellent tennis and by holding their respective serves reached 5-5 games all. Talavar and Tuna played consistent tennis and broke the 11th game of Huzaifa to build up the winning lead 6-5 and in the 12th game Tuna served excellent and did not allow their opponent to stay in the match and winding up 7-5. The match lasted 1 hr 5 minutes.  In the Girls Doubles event; unseeded Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) made the major upset by beating the top seed in a straight-set and other unseeded pair Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat the second seed in a well-contested three sets match. Results: Boys Singles (Semi Finals) Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) 7-5 6-3 Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) 6-3, 6-3 Results: Girls Singles (Semi Finals) Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) 6-0, 6-0 Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Tatyana Chsherbakova 6-2, 6-0. Results: Boys Doubles (Semi finals) Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) & Dev Kanbargimatch (ROU) 6-4, 6-0 Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) 6-4, 7-5 Results: Girls Doubles (Semi Finals) Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) & Melisa Ugur (TUR) 7-5, 6-3 Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) & Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 5-7, 6-1, 13-11.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Duo of local players Mohammad Talha Khan and Mohammad Huzaifa Khan reached in the semifinals of Boys’ Doubles Event of the ongoing ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Wednesday. They overcame Russian lads Ivan Iutkin and Ruslan Serazhetdinov 2-1, as the final score-line was 7-5, 5-7 and 11-9. In the Boys Doubles event; talented Mohammad Talha Khan pairing with Mohammad Huzaifa Khan defeated the 3rd seed duo of Russia Ivan Iutkin & Ruslan Serazhetdinov in a thrilling three-set match. All the players played excellent tennis throughout the match, in the first set Russian players took the lead 3-1 but Talha and Huzaifa fought back aggressively and leveled the score 5-5 all by breaking the 10th game of Ivan & Ruslan. In the 12th game, Talha & Huzaifa played a well-controlled game and did not allow Ivan & Ruslan to hold their service which ended with a double fault and took the lead 1-0. In the second set, Ivan & Ruslan played well and took the second set in the same fashion to level the match 1-1 set all by breaking the 11th game of Khan brothers. The actual supremacy of the battle was held in the super tie break which was won by the Khan-brother at 11-9. In another Doubles quarter-final, Semi Zeb Khan & Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan showed their metal and comfortably defeated Abdul Hanan of Pakistan pairing with Liviu Popirlan of Romania in a straight-set 6-3 6-0. In the Boys Singles quarter-final, unseeded Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan confirmed his place for the semi-final when he defeated Bilal Asim of Pakistan in a well-contested three-set match. In the opening set Asim Bilal played excellently and garbed the set at 6-2 by breaking the 3rd, 5th, and 7th game of Kumar. In the 2nd set Hasheesh Kumar played well and took revenge by breaking the 2nd and 8th game of Bilal and leveling the match, 1-1 set all. The deciding set saw some exhilarating tennis as both the players reached 4-games all and then in the 10th game Hasheesh played some excellent shots and broke Bilal to seal his place in the semi-final. Results: Boys Singles (Quarter Finals) Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 6-4 7-5; Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) beat Bilal Asim (PAK) 2-6 6-2 6-4; Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Dev Kanbarhimatch (ROU) 6-2 6-0; Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) beat Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) 6-1 6-0. Girls Singles (Quarter Finals) Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) 6-2 6-0; Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Melisa Ugur (TUR) 6-3 6-0; Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) beat Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) 6-2 6-1; Tatyana Chsherbakova beat Eunsoo Lee (KOR) 7-6(5) 6-3. Boys Doubles (Quarter finals) Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Ivan Iutkin (RUS) & Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) 7-5 5-7 11-9; Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Abdul Hanan (PAK) & Liviu Popirlan (ROU) 6-3 6-0; Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) & Dev Kanbargimatch (ROU) beat Shehryaar Anees (PAK) & Asad Zaman (PAK) 6-3 6-2; Yunes Talavar (IRI) & Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Bilal Asim (PAK) & Ahmad Nael Qurehsi (PAK) 6-2 6-2 Girls Doubles (Quarter Finals) Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Sheeza Sajid (PAK) & Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-1 6-1;  Eunsoo Lee (KOR) & Sa Rang Lim (KOR) w/o Tamara Ermakova (RUS) & Artina Gashi (GBR); Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) & Melisa Ugur (TUR) beat Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) & Renata Garaeva (RUS) 6-2 6-1; Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) & Olga Sorochkina (RUS) beat Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) & Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) 6-2 6-3.

Sports Bulletin ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani player both boys and girls claimed impressive victories in the ITF World Juniors Team Competitions that kicked off in the Sri Lankan capital city Colombo. Boys stunned Mongolian opponents 3-0 while girls overcame Iraqi rivals in similar style. Results (Boys’ Event): Pakistan beat Mongolia 3-0 Hamza Roman (Pakistan) beat Mandakh Davaadash (Mongolia) 6-0, 6-0 Mohammad Hassnain Ali Rizwan (Pakistan) beat Ankhjargal Sononpuntsag (Mongolia) 7-6, 7-5 Ahtesham Humayun / Hamza Roman (Pakistan) beat Mandakh Davaadash (Mongolia) 6-0, 6-1 Results (Girls’ Event): Pakistan beat Iraq 3-0 Zunaisha (Pakistan) beat Hana Hasan (Iraq) 6-3, 6-2 Amna Ali Qayum (Pakistan) beat Kareen Barsomian (Iraq) 6-0, 6-3 Amna Ali Qayum / Soha Ali (Pakistan) beat Hana Hasan / Kareen Barsomian (Iraq) 6-2, 6-3.

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.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin of Russia overpowered top seed Yunes Talavar of Iran in the thrilling three sets match, as rest of all the seeded guys conveniently advanced to the next round of the ITF Pakistan Elaan Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships that started here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Monday. On the opening match, unseeded Ivan Lutkin of Russia eliminated top seed Yunes Talavar of Iran in a well-contested three-set match. In the first set both the players broke the first game of each other and then Ivan did not allow his opponent to settle down and broke the 4th and 6th game of Yunes to finish at 6-1. In the second set, Yunes Talavar played excellently and completed the set at 6-2 by breaking the 2nd, 6th and 8th game of Ivan and level the match 1-1 all. In the final set both the players exhibited a high standard of tennis in which Ivan made it at 6-4 by breaking the 9th game of Yunes in which Yunes made one double fault. The other good match of the day was played between Adiibek Myrzaguzhin of Kazakhstan and Huzaifa Abdul Rehman of Pakistan which was won by the Kazak player in the thrilling three-sets match 4-6 6-3 6-1. Results: Boys Singles (1st Round) Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Yahya Luni (BGR) 6-0 6-0; Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Ibrahim Ashraf (PAK) 6-2, 6-2; Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) beat Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-0 6-1; Liviu Popirlan (ROU) beat Asad Zaman (PAK) 6-4 6-1; Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Yunes Talavar (IRI) 6-1 2-6 6-4; Mars Argun (TUR) beat Muhammad Talha Khan (PAK) 6-3 6-3; Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) beat Muaz Malik (USA) 6-1 6-2; Bilal Asim (PAK) beat Esref Kaan Kacar (TUR) 6-4 6-3; Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) beat Evaan Luthra (IND) 6-0 6-2; Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) beat Maciej Zarebski (POL) 6-0 6-4; Dev Kanbarhimatch (ROU) beat Adbul Hanan (PAK) 6-0 6-2; Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) beat Muhammad Zaryab Khan (PAK) 6-1 6-1; Nikita Safonov (RUS) beat Sheryaar Anees (PAK) 6-0 6-0; Adiibek Myrzaguzhin (KAZ) beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman (PAK) 4-6 6-3 6-1; Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Sami Zeb Khan 6-0 6-2; Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) beat Zein Ionescu (CAN) 6-0 6-0; Girls Singles (1st Round) Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) beat Fatima Ali Raja (PAK)  6-0 6-0; Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) beat Yana Ersado (USA) 6-1 6-0; Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Zainab Ali Raja (PAK) 6-0 6-0; Eunsoo Lee (KOR) beat Geetanjali Angati (IND) 6-0 6-4; Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) beat Vlada Budkina (RUS) 6-3 6-2; Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) beat Artina Gashi (GBR) 5-7 6-1 6-2; Renata Garaeva (RUS) beat Amara Khan (PAK) 6-0 6-0.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Ivan Iutkin from Russia and Andra Izabella from Romaina have lifted the titles of ITF Pakistan AJ Towers World Junior Tennis Championships respectively after winning the finals that played at PTF-S DA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. Unseeded Ivan Iutkin of Russia clinched the Boys Singles title by eliminating 5th seed Aldiyar Abzhan of Kazakhstan in a straight-set with the score of 6-3 and 6-1, as the match lasted 40 minutes. Ivan Iutkin displayed an aggressive game and did not allow his opponent to settled down throughout the match, In the first set Ivan broke the 4th, 6th, and 9th  game of  Aldiyar and wrap-up the set at 6-3. In the second set, Ivan showed remarkable speed and exhibited excellent tennis, and easily won the second set at 6-1. Earlier, in the morning, top seed Andra Izabella Sirbu of Romania annexed the Girls Singles title in an exciting two-set match against 2nd seed Tamara Ermakova of Russia 7-6(2) 7-5 which lasted 1 hr 51 minutes. Tamara Ermakova took a flying start to break the 1st and 3rd game of Andra with a lead of 4-0 in the opening set. Andra Izabella fought back bravely and played excellent tennis from the baseline and leveled the set 4-4 all by breaking the 6th and 8th game of Tamara. At this stage both the players hold their respective serve by playing defense and the score went up to 6-6 all. In the tie break, Andra Sirbu again took a lead by displaying exhilarating tennis to wrap up the tie break at 7-2. In the second set, Tamara again took the lead 4-1 by breaking the 4th game of Andra Izabella by hitting some incredible shots. Andar Izabella changed the pattern of the game; not only level the set at 5-5 all but also overcome against the nerves of Tamara and broke the 11 games and maintain the lead 6-5. In the 12th game, Andra played well and finished the match at 7-5, and gained valuable World Ranking points to improve their international ranking. Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority and President Islamabad Tennis Association graced the occasion as chief guest. Afan Aziz, CEO of the AJ Towers (Aziz Group) as a guest of honor distributed the prizes amongst the winners and runner-up. Earlier, Yerzhan Kistafin Ambassador of Kazakhstan witnessed the Girls Singles Final and interacted with the participating players, coaches, parents & officials. Hassan Baig SEVP and Sq. Ldr. Naveed Iqbal SVP Islamabad Tennis Association along with Col. Gul Rehman Secretary PTF were also present on the occasion.   Results: Boys Singles Final Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) 6-3 6-1 Girls Singles Final Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Tamara Ermakova (RUS) 7-6(2) 7-5.