Pakistan's budding tennis player Huzaifa & Korean Dong in summit clash of ITA-SNGPL ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championship 2019
Pakistan’s Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Korean Dong Hwan Lim set up a title showdown in the ITA-SNGPL ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championship after they both overcame their compatriots in the semi-finals at the S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Pakistan's budding tennis player Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Korean Dong Hwan Lim set up a title showdown in the ITA-SNGPL ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championship after they both overcame their compatriots in the semi-finals at the S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Second seed Huzaifa romped past Shoaib Khan 6-3, 6-3 with near identical performances in both sets, breaking his opponent in the eighth and ninth games respectively of each set. The unseeded Dong, meanwhile, continued his giant-killing run, cruising past third seed Min-Joon Kim 6-3, 6-1.
Huzaifa will have to rise to the occasion to overcome Dong Hwan, who stunned top and third seeded players on his way to the final. In the semi-finals of boys’ doubles, the top-seeded pair of Shoaib Khan and Huzaifa defeated the third-seeded duo of Nauman Aftab of Pakistan and Erikin Tootoonchi Mobhadam of Iran 6-2, 6-1.
The girls’ final, meanwhile, will see a clash between the top two seeds with Turkey’s Aysegul Mert and Russian Arina Valitova both beating Korean opponents in their last-four ties. Mert won a tight first set against Soo Ha Jang but was imperious in the second as she clinched a 7-5, 6-0 victory while Valitova beat Ji-Woo Choi 6-4, 6-1.
Boys’ singles semi-finals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Kim Dong Hwan (South Korea) | def | Kim Min-Joon (South Korea) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Pakistan) | def | Shoaib Khan (Pakistan) | 6-3, 6-3 |
Girls’ singles (semi-finals) Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Aysegul Mert (Turkey) | def | Soo Ha Jang (South Korea) | 7-5, 6-0 |
| Valitova Arina (Russia) | def | Choi Ji-Woo (South Korea) | 6-4, 6-1 |
Boys’ doubles (semi-finals) Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Soaib Khan and Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Pakistan) | def | Mohammad Nauman Aftab (Pakistan) and Erikin Tootoonchi Mobhadam (Iran) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Kim Dong Hwan and Kim Min-Joon (South Korea) | def | Luca Emanuel Knese (Germany) and Kavisha Ratnayake (Sri Lanka) | 6-3, 6-2 |
Girls’ doubles (semi-finals) Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Aysegul Mert (Turkey) and Arina Valitova (Russia) | def | Choi Ji Woo Choi and Soo Ha Jang (South Korea) | 1-6, 6-4, 10-7 |
| Mahta Khanlool and Meshkatolzahra Safi (Iran) | def | Aliya Abbas (Moldova) and Clemence Thouard (France) | 6-1, 6-4 |
