Abid stuns Singapore’s Yuan 2-1 in main round of ITF Futures Championships 2018
Pakistan’s Muhammad Abid stunned Singapore’s NG Hao Yuan 2-1 in the first round of the Serena Hotels ITF Futures Championships 2018 here at Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Complex, Islamabad.
Pakistan’s Muhammad Abid stunned Singapore’s NG Hao Yuan 2-1 in the first round of the Serena Hotels ITF Futures Championships 2018 here at Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Complex, Islamabad.
Abid started the first set on a slow pace and Yuan took full advantage by breaking third game of Abid, who responded in style in the next games to level the score at 2-2.Both the players managed to hold onto their respective serves and the first set was decided on a tie-breaker, which Yuan won 7-6(4).
After that, Abid settled down well and took things under supreme control, as he won the second set 6-2 by breaking second and fourth games of Yuan.He also went onto win the third set with same margin of 6-2 to proceed to the second round.
A total of five matches were played in the men’s singles category and six matches were decided in the men’s doubles category on third day of the tournament.The men’s singles main draw consists of 32 players and doubles draw consists of 16 players.
Men’s singles main round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Mohammad Abid (PAK) | def | NG Hao Yuan (Singapore) | 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2 |
| Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR) | def | Dmitry Myagkov (RUS) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Michal Wozniak (POL) | def | Yousaf Khalil (PAK) (WC) | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Alexis Canter (GBR) [7] | def | Cheong Hwi Kim (KOR) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Lorenzo Bocchi (ITA) | def | Heera Ashiq (PAK) | 7-6 (5), 7-5 |
Men’s doubles main round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Alexander Pavliouchenkov (RUS)/Vladimir Polyakov (RUS) | def | Muzammil Murtaza (PAK)/Keivon Tabrizi (SUI) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Anton Chekhov (RUS)/Kai Wehnelt (GER) | def | Abdaal haider (PAK)/Barkat Khan (PAK) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Mohammad Abid (PAK)/Muhammad Wagas Malik (CAN) | def | M. Abid Ali Akbar (PAK)/Shamael Chaudhry (GBR) | 6-7, 6-4, 10-7 |
| Dmitry Myagkov (RUS)/Saida’lo Saidkarimov (UZB) | def | Moosa Chaudhry (PAK)/Malik Abdul Rehman (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR)/Rio Noguchi (JPN) | def | Ti Chen (TPE)/Hao Yuan NG (SGP) | 6-1, 5-7, 11-9 |
| Darko Jandric (SRB)/Shonigmatjon Shoeyziyev (UZB) | def | Ahmed Choudhary (PAK)/Shahzad Khan (PAK) | 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 |
