ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Nadir Miza, Mikael Ali Baig, Abubakar Talha, Zohaib Afzal Malik and Salar Khan advanced to the second round of the ITF Pakistan World Juniors Tennis Championship Leg-2 which kicked off here at PTF Complex on Monday.

In the women’s section, Soha Ali also won her match to confirm a spot in the second round.

Results (first-round):

Boys singles: Nadir Mirza (Pakistan) bt Yuxuan Li (China) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Arjan Singh Dhami (Singapore) bt Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-3; M.Salar Khan (Pakistan) bt Ajamal Khakimov (Russia) 6-0, 6-2; Mikaeel Ali Baig (Pakistan) bt Alexey Ryabov (Russia) 6-1, 6-1; Yagiz Yildiz (Turkiye) bt Chris Jovan (Austria) 6-1, 6-2; Platon Kovalyov (Kazakhstan) bt Nabeel Ali Qayum (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-2; Takaya Ishi (Japan) bt Shehryar Anees (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-0; Abubakar Talha (Pakistan) bt Ramazan Shagatayev (Kazakhstan) 6-1, 6-1; Rodion Lukashov (Kazakhstan) bt Amir Mazari (Pakistan) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4; Artem Khusanov (Russia) bt Nelson Guo (US) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3; Zohaib Afzal Malik (Pakistan) bt Saad Bukadida (Tunisia) 6-2, 6-2; Mohammad Ali (Canada) bt Muhammad Yahya (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-3

Girls singles: Zihan Feng (China) bt Vinethya Dharmarante (Sri Lanka) 6-3, 6-0; Soha Ali (Pakistan) bt Alissa Korolyova (Kazakhstan) 6-1, 6-0; Da Eun Lee (South Korea) bt Maham Ashraf (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-0; Seo Hee Jeon (South Korea) bt Zara Khan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0.

Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2025