ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pairs of Ahtesham Humayun and Hamza Roman, and Mohammad Hazig Asim and Mohammad Hassan Usmani qualified for the boys’ doubles final of the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Thursday.
The Ahtesham-Hamza duo defeated the Chinese pair of Aolun Ma and Haoxuan Xu 6-3, 6-4 in their semi-final while Haziq and Hassan overcame Sri Lanka’s Aahil Kaleel and Amir Mazari of Pakistan 6-1, 6-4 to reach the final.
Meanwhile, three Pakistan players faced defeat at the hands of foreign opponents in their respective singles quarter-finals.
Results: Boys’ singles (quarter-finals): Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) bt Hamza Roman (Pakistan) 6-3, 7-6(3), Haoxuan Xu (China) bt Nikita Dogadin (Russia) 6-4, 7-6(2); Phasin Sinchalong (Thailand) bt Mohammad Hassan Usmani (Pakistan) 6-4, 6-4; Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka) bt Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) 6-1, 7-5 Girls’ singles (quarter-finals): Varvara Rubtsova (Russia) bt Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong (Thailand) 7-5, 6-0; Victoria Gruntova (Russia) bt Pimpisia Wongwanitkajon (Thailand) 6-4, 6-3; Meimei Hu (China) bt Ploypetch Daungkhiaw (Thailand) 6-1, 6-1 ; Chiu Kwan Nina Wang (Hong Kong China) bt Yuqi Li (China) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 Boys’ doubles (semi-finals): Mohammad Hazig Asim/Mohammad Hassan Usmani (Pakistan) bt Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka)/Amir Mazari (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-4; Ahtesham Humayun/Hamza Roman (Pakistan) bt Aolun Ma (China)/Haoxuan Xu (China) 6-3, 6-4 Girls’ doubles (semi-final): Meimei Hu (China)/Yijia Wang (China) bt Ploypetch Daungkhiaw (Thailand)/ Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong (Thailand) 6-3, 6-2.