BB International F3 tennis enters quarters stage sans any local player
No Pakistani in last eight of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Tennis Tournament as the last local players were beaten by their opponents in the second round matches at Islamabad Tennis Complex.
Pakistan players could not resist against the foreigners except Mohammad Abid Ali Akbar, who played well against Indian Kunal Anand but lost the match by 7-5. 7-5. in the first round match, Akbar downs countryman Heera Ashiq in straight sets.
Top seed of the tournament Russian Ivan Nedelko crashed Pakistani Yasir Khan in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 and confirms his seat in last eight of Men’s singles event. Second seed Spaniard Enrique Lopez-Perez played flawlessly against Pakistani Ahmed Chaudhry and downs him 6-1, 6-2 in just 48 minutes.
Turkish Ergi Kirkin earns upset victory as he shocks No. 3 seed from Russia Kristian Lozan 3 set match by 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Turkish played lost the first set against the Russian but came back strongly and won next two sets comfortably to down Kristian Lozan. Russian fourth seed Shalva Dzhanashiya outplayed compatriot Oleg Besedinkov 6-3, 6-2.
Austrian six seeded Peter Goldstiner easily defeated Russian Ivan Ponomarenko 6-2, 6-3 and Russian Anton Chekhov cruised Indian Anurag Nenwani by 7-5, 6-2. No. 5 German Julian Onken played 3 sets to outsmart Frenchman Luka Pavlovic 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
In the Men’s doubles match, Spanish-Russian pair of Enrique Lopez-Perez and Kristian Lozan downs Pakistani Heera Ashiq and Malik Abdul Rehman in straight sets by 6-3, 6-4.
Following are the results:
Men's Singles - 2nd Round
| 1 | Kunal Anand (IND) | def. | M Abid Ali Khan Akbar (PAK) | 7-5, 7-5 |
| 2 | Ivan Nedelko (RUS) [1] | def. | Yasir Khan (PAK) | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3 | Enrique Lopez-Perez (ESP) [2] | def. | Ahmed Choudhary (PAK) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4 | Ergi KIRKIN (TUR) | def. | Kristian LOZAN (RUS) [3] | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 5 | Shalva DZHANASHIYA (RUS) [4] | def. | Oleg BESEDNIKOV (RUS) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6 | Julian ONKEN (GER) [5] | def. | Luka PAVLOVIC (FRA) | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 7 | Peter GOLDSTEINER (AUT) [6] | def. | Ivan PONOMARENKO (RUS) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 8 | Anton CHEKHOV (RUS) | def. | Anurag NENWANI (IND) | 7-5, 6-2 |
Men's Doubles - 2nd Round
| 1 | Enrique Lopez-Perez/Kristian Lozan | def. | Heera Ashiq/Malik Abdul Rehman | 6-3, 6-4 |
