ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Mohammad Hassan Usmani, Hamza Roman and Ahtesham Humayun qualified for the singles quarter-finals of the J-30 PPL Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championships at the PTF Tennis Complex on Wednesday.
The three players topped their respective round-robin groups to secure places in the last eight.
In girls’ doubles, Pakistan’s Hajra Sohail, partnering China’s Daixi Hu, also advanced to the quarter-finals afterdefeating Xuan Yi Wei of China and Xeniya Semenova of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-2.
Results: Boys’ singles, third round (round-robin): Hamza Roman (Pakistan) beat Abdul Basit (Pakistan) 7-5, 6-2; Brennon Ng (Singapore) beat Tachatam Srisen (Thailand) 6-3, 6-4; Phasin Sinchalong (Thailand) beat Rayyan Khan (Pakistan) 6-0, 6-1; Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka) beat Daniel Elias (Russia) 1-6, 6-4 (10-7); Ahtesham Humayun (Pakistan) beat Soichiro Ishida (Japan) 6-3, 6-4; Jayin De Saram (Sri Lanka) beat PittinanJaturonroj (Thailand) 7-6(3), 6-1; Amir Mazari (Pakistan) beat Alshinhan Mukhamedkali (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-2; Nikita Dogadin (Russia) beat Abdar Ali (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-1; Mohammad Hassan Usmani (Pakistan) beat Jakob Letsch (Germany) 6-1, 6-4; Zoahib Afzal Malik (Pakistan) beat Daniel Alwadi (China) 6-1, 6-4; Napat Pattanalertphan (Thailand) beat Rehan Gunawardhana (Sri Lanka) 6-2, 6-1; Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) beat Mohammad Yahya (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-4; Vukasin Pavlovic (Serbia) beat Sanzhar Bolat (Kazakhstan) 6-2,6-4; Yupei Liang (China) beat Arham Tariq (Pakistan) 6-2, 6-1; Jingxuan Zhou (China) beat Theerapat Samritvanitcha (Thailand) 6-3, 6-3; Mohammad Shayan (Pakistan) beat Hazig Aasim (Pakistan) 6-3, 6-4.
Boys’ doubles, pre-quarterfinals: Soichiro Ishida (Japan)/ Pittinan Jaturonroj (Thailand) beat Brennon Ng (Singapore)/ Shaan Laoamornpanich (Thailand) 6-4, 6-2; Amir Mazari (Pakistan)/Aliaksandr Viarsotski (Belarus) beat Jayin De Saram (Sri Lanka)/Jakob Letsch (Germany) 6-1, 6-3; Vukasin Pavlovic (Serbia)/Jingxuan Zhou (China) beat Rayyan Khan (Pakistan)/ Arham Tariq (Pakistan) 6-1, 6-2; Aahil Kaleel (Sri Lanka)/Rehan Gunawardhana (Sri Lanka) beat Abdar Ali (Pakistan)/ Theerapat Samritvanitcha (Thailand) 6-1, 6-1.
Girls’ doubles, pre-quarterfinals: Hajra Sohail (Pakistan)/ Daixi Hu (China) beat Xuan Yi Wei (China)/Xeniya Semenova (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-2; Ailin Bakiyeva (Kazakhstan)/Danelya Beissebayeva (Kazakhstan) beat Yuqi Li (China)/Yeanna Chowdhury (Bangladesh) 6-3, 1-6 (10-8).