Unseeded Hamza Roman thrashes third seed Bilal Asim 2-1 in three sets thriller
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD: Unseeded upcoming youngster Hamza Roman of Pakistan toppled third seed and hot favorite compatriot Bilal Asim in a major upset in a thrilling three sets match of the ITF Pakistan J30 World Junior Tennis Championships at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad on Monday.
Hamza Roman after losing the 1st game by hitting a double fault and down 0-1 played aggressive tennis and broke back the 2nd game of Bilal Asim in the same style and levelled the game score 1-1. Hamza continued his winning pace and broke the 4th and 6th game of Bilal Asim and won the first set comfortably 6-1.
In the second set, Bilal Asim changed the pattern of the game by playing a blend of cross-court, and down the line shots, and serve and volley games. Both the players exhibited an excellent game of tennis and reached 4-4. At this stage Hamza Roman made some unforced errors and hit the ball into the net resulting in losing the 10th game and 2nd set at 4-6.
In the decisive set, both the players showed a sparking and standard of tennis and long rallies ultimately finished in favour of Hamza Roman at 7-5. The match lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes was chaired by ITF White Badge Umpire Husnain Mehmood.
Zarmeeneh Rahim was the chief guest at the opening ceremony, which was also attended by Gul Rehman Secretary-General-PTF, Arif Qureshi Tournament Referee, Khalil Chughtai-Treasurer-PTF, and a larger number of players, parents, and coaches.
Results (Boys’ Singles Round-1):
Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) beat Mustansir Ali Khan Barons (PAK) 6-1, 6-0
Aahil Kaleel (SRI) beat Mohammad Kashan Tariq Qureshi (PAK) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Taichi Tamura (JPN) beat Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan (PAK) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Jain Pyun (KOR) beat Abdullah Khan (PAK) 6-2, 6-1
Hamza Roman (PAK) beat Bilal Asim (PAK) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Toki Adachi (JPN) beat Inam Qadir (PAK) 6-0, 6-2
Mohammad Hamza Aasim (PAK) beat Thanathip Poti (THA) 6-1, 6-3
Naqeeb Hussain (SRI) beat Mohammad Husnain Ali Rizwan (PAK) 6-0, 6-0
Asad Zaman (PAK) beat Abdul Baasith Cader (SRI) 6-1, 6-2
Yoshito Oda (JPN) beat Ahtesham Humayun (PAK) 6-4, 6-1
Takuto Fuke (JPN) beat Rayyan Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-1
Amir Mohammad Khan Mazari (PAK) beat Doruk Elbirlik (TUR) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Zaidh Zihar (SRI) beat Shehryaar Anees (PAK) 6-3, 6-1
Gehash Tissera (SRI) beat Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) beat Mohammad Salar Khan (PAK) 6-4, 7-5.
