Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Uzbekistan tennis lad, Imran Khaitbaev beat Amir Asylkozhaev of Russia 2-0 in the final of ITF Pakistan Juniors Tennis Championship Leg-1 here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Imran crushed his opponent Amir Asylkozhaev in a single sided final in straight set, as he conceded just 1 and 2 games in both sets respectively. The final score-line was 6-1 and 6-2.
A large number of foreign players from Turkey, Russia, India, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States of America (USA), Nepal, Malaysia, Moldova and Japan participated in the leg-1 event.
President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), Senator Salim Saifullah Khan was the chief guest at the closing ceremony, which was also attended by Humayun Saifullah Khan Former Provincial Minister-KPK and a large number of tennis lovers.
The President-PTF, while addressing the participants, thanked them for visiting Pakistan. The President-PTF also stated that the conduct of such events in Pakistan and the participation of foreign players would further promote the soft image of Pakistan besides providing an opportunity for Pakistani players to compete with quality players.
He also showed satisfaction with the overall arrangements which are in place for the conduct of the event. He thanked the Islamabad Police for providing foolproof security coverage for this event, and the media for highlighting the event comprehensively. He interacted with the players, their parents and the coaches.
Also, ITF Pakistan J7 World Juniors Tennis Championships leg-2 commenced today at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad.
Results:
Boys’ Singles (Qualifying Round-1):
Ada Guler (TUR) bt Syed Raahim Veqar(PAK) 6-2, 6-2
Mahatir Mohammad (PAK) bt Pudit Phapatsirikul(THA) 6-2, 6-2
Kivanc Bedir (TUR) bt Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) 6-1, 6-0
Thanathip Poti (THA) bt Mohammad Salar (PAK) 6-3, 4-6 (10-5)
Gehash Tissera (SRI) bt Hyugo Sawada (JPN) 6-3, 6-1
Boys’ Singles (Qualifying Round-2):
Yahya Musa Luni (PAK) bt Hisham Mahmood (PAK) 7-6 (1), 6-2
Akaash De Silva (SRI) bt Hamza Rehmat (PAK) 6-1, 6-1
Azat Sarsembaev (KAZ) bt Zaeem Ghafoor (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
Ada Guler (TUR) bt Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-0, 6-1
Mikhail Svanidze (GEO) bt Mahatir Mohammad Khan (PAK) 7-6 (4), 6-1
Abdul Baasith Cader (SRI) bt Thanathip Poti (THA)7-6 (3), 6-3
Kivanc Bedir (TUR) bt Jonathan Hii (AUS) 6-0, 6-0
Gehash Tissera (SRI) bt Mustansir Ali Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-2
The Third Round of the qualifying matches will start tomorrow at 11:00 am (End)
