I S L A M A B A D : Pakistan’s Hamza Roman advanced to the quarterfinals of the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships after defeating Sweden’s Nils Preger in the second round at the PTF Tennis Complex here on Tuesday.
Hamza secured a straight-sets 6-3, 6-3 victory to book his place in the last eight.
Meanwhile, three other Pakistani players Ahtesham Humayun, Amir Mazari and Mohammad Hassan Usmani are scheduled to play their respective second-round matches on Wednesday as they seek to advancefurtherin the competition.
The championship features 58 players, including 36 boys and 22 girls, from 14 countries.
Results: Boys’ singles (secondround): Hamza Roman (Pakistan) bt Nils Preger (Sweden) 6-3, 6-3; Nikita Dogadin (Russia) bt Napat Pattanalertphan (Thailand) 6-3, 6-1; Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka) bt Mohammad Shayan (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-4; Haoxuan Xu (China) bt Mohammad Yahya (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-4.
Girls’ singles (second round): Ploypetch Daungkhiaw (Thailand) bt Evelina Dzepa (Russia) 6-4, 6-4; Pimpisia Wongwanitkajon (Thailand) bt Polina Sushkova (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4; Victoria Gruntova (Russia) bt Daixi Hu (China) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong (Thailand) bt Yijia Wang (China) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
Boys’ doubles (first round): Abdul Basit (Pakistan)/Vukasin Pavlovic (Serbia) bt Sanzhar Bolat (Kazakhstan)/Abdurrehman Sohail (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0; Napat Pattanalertphan (Thailand)/Phasin Sinchalong (Thailand) bt Adnan Afzal (Australia)/Arham Tariq (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-2; Rayyan Khan/Mohammad Shayan (Pakistan) bt Yupei Liang/Bo Han Yang (China) 6-3, 6-4; Amir Mazari (Pakistan)/Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka) bt Abdar Ali (Pakistan)/Alshinhan Mukhamedkali (Kazakhstan) 6-4, 6-2; Aolun Ma/Haoxuan Xu (China) bt Daniel Elias/Nikita Dogadin (Russia) 7-6(4), 6-4; Mohammad Hassan Usmani/Mohammad Haziq Asim (Pakistan) bt Mohammad Ahmad Afzal (Pakistan)/Tachatam Srisen (Thailand) 7-6(5), 6-2; Nils Preger (Sweden)/Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) bt Zohaib Afzal Malik/ Mohammad Yahya (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-7(6), 10-8.