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.
