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Seven Pakistan players win matches in Jr tennis event

ISLAMABAD: Seven Pakistani players Hamza Roman, Ahtesham Humayun, Rayyan Khan, Mohammad Yahya, Amir Mazari, Abdul Basit and Hassan Usmani registered victories in their respective matches in the second round of the round-robin stage of the J-30 PPL PakistanWorld Junior Tennis Championships at the PTF Complex on Tuesday.

The boys’ singles event features eight groups, with the top player from each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.

Results: Boys’ singles (second round): Harnza Roman (Pakistan) beat Brennon Ng (Singapore) 6-4, 7-5; Abdul Basit (Pakistan) beat Tachatam Srisen (Thailand) 7-5, 6-3; Phasin Sinchalong (Thailand) beat San-zhar Bolat (Kazakhstan) 6-0, 6-1; Rayyan Khan (Pakistan) beat Vukasin Pavlovic (Serbia) 6-4, 1-6, 10-7; Rehan Gunawardhana (Sri Lanka) beat M. Haziq Aasim (Pakistan) 3-6, 7-5, 10-4; Ahtesham Hurnayun (Pakistan) beat Jayin De Saram (Sri Lanka) 6-3, 6-4; Soichiro Ishida (Japan) beat Pittinan Jaturonroj (Thailand) 6-2, 6-1; Jingxuan Zhou (China) beat Abdaar Ali (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Nikita Dogadin (Russia) beat Theerapat Samritvanitcha (Thailand) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 10-6; Hassan Usmani (Pakistan) beat Alshinhan Mukhamedkali (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-0; Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka) beat Zohaib Afzal Malik (Pakistan) 6-3, 2-6, 10-5; Damel Elias (Russia) beat Damel Alwadi (China) 6-1, 6-0; Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) beat YupeiLiang (China) 6-1, 6-0; Amir Mazari (Pakistan) beat Jakob Letsch (Germany) 6-1, 6-3; Muhammad Yahya (Pakistan) beat Arham Tariq (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-4; Napat Pattanalertphan (Thailand) beat Muhammad Shayan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-0.

Girls’ singles (secondround): Arianna Grigorian (Russia) beat Yeanna Chowdhury (Bangladesh) 6-0, 7-5; Victoria Gruntova (Russia) beat Daixi Hu (China) 6-1, 6-1; Yuqi Li (China) beat Adema Alseipulova (Kazakhstan) 2-1 (retired); Meimei Hu (China) beat Polina Sushkova (Kazakhstan) 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2; Xuan Yi Wei (China) beat Pimpisa Wongwanitkajon (Thailand) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2; Evelina Dzepa (Russia) beat Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong (Thailand) 7-5, 6-1.