Zalan Khan stuns third seed Aryan Giri to reach General Tyre ITF J5 Junior quarterfinals
Emerging Zalan Khan caused major upset in the General Tyre ITF J5 Junior by eliminating third seed Aryan Giri of Nepal to reach the quaterfinals at the PTF Complex, Islamabad.
Emerging Zalan Khan caused major upset in the General Tyre ITF J5 Junior by eliminating third seed Aryan Giri of Nepal to reach the quaterfinals at the PTF Complex, Islamabad.
Unseeded Zalan Khan registered an empathic victory in the first set 6-4 but was stretched in the second as both players held their respective serves before the set was decided in a tiebreak 10-8.
Top seed Mohammad Shoaib was in excellent touch as he crushed Raja Azan Ahmed Sajid 6-2, 6-0. Now, Shoaib is pitted against seventh seed Ruslan Serazhetdinov of Russia, who trounced local Hamid Israr in the pre-quaterfinal.
Boys’ singles Second round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruslan Serazhetdinov (Russia) | def | Hamid Israr Gul (Pakistan) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Zalan Khan (Pakistan) | def | Aryan Giri (Nepal) | 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) |
| Siddhartha Lama (US) | def | Aoi Ooka (Japan) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Mohammad Shoaib (Pakistan) | def | Raja Azan Ahmed Sajid (Pakistan) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Rohan Belday (US) | def | M. Huzaifa Khan (Pakistan) | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Roy Keegan (Great Britain) | def | Aarav Samrat Hada (Nepal) | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Aki Zuben Rawat (Nepal) | def | M. Haider Ali Rizwan (Pakistan) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Alexander Karman (US) | def | Ahmed Kamil (Pakistan) | 6-1, 6-3 |
Boys’ doubles First round:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Giri (Nepal)/Siddhartha Lama (US) | def | M. Hamza Asim/Yahya Luni (Pakistan) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Mahatir Mohammad Khan/ Hasheesh Kumar (Pakistan) | def | Raja Azan Ahmed Sajid (Pakistan)/Ryaan Khawaja Saud (US) | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Rohan Belday/Alexander Karman (US) | def | Ahmed Nael Qureshi/Huzaima Abdul Rehman (Pakistan) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Abdullah (Pakistan)/Aoi Ooka (Japan) | def | Nalain Abbas/ Saim Chaudhry (Pakistan) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Zalan Khan (Pakistan)/Ruslan Serazhetdinov (Russia) | def | Bilal Asim/Abdul Hannan (Pakistan) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Aarav Samrat Hada/Zuben Rawat (Nepal) | def | Sami Zeb Khan/Subhan Bin Salik (Pakistan) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| Hamid Israr Gul (Pakistan)/ Roy Keegan (Great Britain) | def | M. Huzaifa Khan/M. Talha Khan (Pakistan) | 6-0, 6-1 |
Girls’ singles Quarter-finals:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita Okhendovskaya (Ukraine) | def | Labika Durab (Pakistan) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Arina Valitova (Russia) | def | Zahara Suleman (Pakistan) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Zoha Asim (Pakistan) | def | Saher Aleem (Pakistan) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Abhilasha Bista (Nepak) | def | Maleeha Khalid (Pakistan) | 6-1, 6-0 |
Girls’ doubles Quarter-finals:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sajid Shiza (Pakistan)/Ekaterina Suvorova (Russia) | def | Labika Durab/Mahrukh Farooqui (Pakistan) | 6-3-, 6-3 |
| Maleeha Khalid/Zahara Suleman (Pakistan) | def | Zara Khan/Fatima Ali Raja (Pakistan) | 7-5, 6-4 |
