Top seed Muhammad Shoaib storms into 2nd round of ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championships Week II
As many as 21 matches were decided on the opening day of the main draw matches of the ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championships week II at the PTF Complex, Islamabad.
ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championships week II commenced at the PTF Complex, Islamabad where a total of 21 matches were decided on the opening day.
Top seed & winner of ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championships week I, Mohammad Shoaib easily defeated Bilal Asim with the final score line of 6-2, 6-1.
All the seeded players moved into the second round by winning their respective matches in straight sets, except the fixture between Ruslan Serazhetdinov of Russia and Mahatir Muhammad Khan of Pakistan.
In a match lasted for 1 hour and 45 minutes, Ruslan struggled hard to win his encounter against Mahatir in a well-contested three-set match.
The exciting match of the day was played between Subhan bin Salik of Pakistan and Aki Zuban Rawat of Nepal where Subhan won the first set at 7-5, after breaking 11th game of Rawat, who won the second 6-4 by breaking 10th game of Subhan. In the final set, Rawat didn’t allow Subhan to settle down and won the decisive set 6-1.
In the girl’s singles, Debutant Maleeha Khalid, daughter of former Davis Cup Captain Muhmmad Khalid, emerged the winner against compatriot Sheeza Sajid.
Boys Singles (Round-I):
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shoaib (PAK) | def | Bilal Asim (PAK) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Hamid Israr Gul (SNGPL) (PAK) | def | Abdul Hanan (PAK) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) | def | Mahatir Mohammad Khan (PAK) | 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 |
| Aryan Giri (NEP) | def | Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Ahmed Kamil (PAK) | def | Abdullah. (PAK) | 6-2, 7-6(1) |
| Zalan Khan (PAK) | def | Yahya Luni (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Siddhartha Lama (USA) | def | Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Aoi Ooka (JPN) | def | Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Rohan Belday (USA) | def | Huzaima Abdul Rehman (PAK) | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Roy Keegan (GBR) | def | Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan (PAK) | def | Saim Choudhry (PAK) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) | def | Subhan Bin Salik (PAK) | 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) | def | Mustansir Ali Khan Barons (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Mohammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) | def | Mohammad Hamza Aasim (PAK) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Alexander Karman (USA) | def | Nalain Abbas (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Raja Azan Ahmed Sajid (PAK) | def | Ryaan Khawaja Saud (USA) | 6-0, 6-3 |
Girls Singles 1st Round Matches:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahara Suleman (PAK) | def | Fatima Ali Raja (PAK) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Labika Durab (PAK) | def | Mahrukh Farooqui (PAK) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Maleeha Khalid (PAK) | def | Sheeza Sajid (PAK) | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Zoha Asim (PAK) | def | Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Saher Aleem (PAK) | def | Zara Khan (PAK) | 6-4, 6-4 |
