Shoaib, Huzaifa shocks seeded players in junior ranking tennis championship
Three Pakistani wins as quarterfinal lineup of boy’s singels completed in the Syed Tajammul Abbas ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking Tennis Championships at S.Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Top seeded Ahmed Zyaan from Britain, Pakistani Huzafia Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Shoaib and Saqib Hayat, Chen Wei Chen from Chinese Taipei, Rattanan Siritaworchar of Thailand, Faisal Ghous of Canada and Suresh Darrshan of Malaysia moved into the quarterfinal stage of the tournament.
A major setback was seen on the second day of event as unseeded Pakistani Mohammad Shoaib stunned third seed Indian player Neema Arthav in straight sets by 6-1, 6-2. Mohammad Shoaib was in fine touch as he did not allow the rival Indian to settle down and play freely. Neema had no answer of the powerful forehand and backhand shots as in frustration, Neema broke his racket after losing the match and was penalized by ITF supervisor.
Top seed Pakistani origin British Ahmed Zyaan ousted Pakistan’s Hamza bin Rehan in well fought two set match by 7-6(2), 6-3. Hamza starched the first set and almost defeated top seeded but Ahmed came back strongly to register his victory over Hamza. In the second set, Ahmed easily routed Hamza to win the match.
Another Pakistani was eliminated as second seed Malaysia’s Suresh Darrshan defeated Mossa Chaudhry without facing any trouble by 6-1, 6-2.
Qualifier from Pakistan Huzaifa Abdul Rehman created quite a stir as he overpowered sixth seed Nouman Aftab in straight sets by 6-3, 6-4. Another Pakistani player Saqib Hayat through to the quarters after eliminating Wen Yi Chou of Chinese Taipei in a well contested three set match by 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Saqib was down to one set but he never gave up as he won the next two sets to stamp his authority over his opponent to win the match.
Rattanan Siritaworchar of Thailand after registering victory over his Pakistani opponent Ahmed Asjad Qureshi in a hard fought three set match, moved into the quarterfinals. Ahmed won the first set and he was leading by 5-2 but then he lost the pace of the match as Rattanan not only equalized the match but also outplayed Ahmed on the tiebreak. The thriller continued for 150 minutes.
In the last two matches, Faisal Ghous from Canada defeated Sami Zeb of Pakistan in straight sets while Chen Wei Chen of Chinese Taipei ousted Pakistan’s Zalan Khan in another straight set match 6-1, 6-1.
Boy’s Singles & Girls Singles quarter finals will be played tomorrow at 10:00 AM, Girls Doubles Semi Finals are scheduled to be held at 1:30 PM while Boy’s Doubles Quarter finals will start at 2:30 PM.
Following are the Results:
Boy’s Singles - 2nd Round
| 1 | Ahmed Zyaan (GBR) | def. | Hamza Bin Rehan (PAK) | 7-6(2), 6-3 |
| 2 | Huzafia Abdul Rehman (PAK) | def. | Muhammad Numan Aftab (PAK) | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3 | Muhammad Shoaib (PAK) | def. | Arthav Neema (IND) | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4 | Cheng Wei-Chen (TPE) | def. | Zalan Khan (PAK) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5 | Saqib Hayat (PAK) | def. | Chou, Wen-Yi (TPE) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 6 | Rattanan Siritaworchar (THA) | def. | Ahmed Asjad Qureshi (PAK) | 3-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(5) |
| 7 | Faisal Ghous (CAN) | def. | Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 8 | Suresh Darrshan (MAS) | def. | Moosa Choudhry | 6-1, 6-2 |
Boy’s Doubles - 1st Round
| 1 | Muhammad Nouman Aftab (PAK) & Yee Mathew ((HKG) | def. | Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Subhan Bin Salik (PAK) | 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2 | Cheng Wei Chen (TPE) & Chou Wen Yi (TPE) | def. | Moosa Choudhary (PAK) & Zalan Khan (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3 | Chang Cameron Austin (USA) & Cheng Hsuni Lui (TPE) | def. | M.Shehryar Ahmed & M.Zaryab Khan (PAK) | Walkover |
| 4 | Muhammad Shoaib (PAK) & Saqib Hayat (PAK) | def. | Hamza Bin Rehan (PAK) & Ahmed Kamil (PAK) | 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-8 |
| 5 | Ahmed Asjad Qureshi (PAK) & Huzafia Abdul Rehman (PAK) | Vs | Bhaskar Mohan Roy Dolla (IND) & Nishad Kalluri (IND) |
Girls Doubles - Quarterfinals
| 1 | Mert Aysegul (TUR) & Toglukdemir Mina (TUR) | def. | Shimza Durab (PAK) & Srujana Rayarala (IND) | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 2 | Aksu Semra (TUR) & Bilgic Sedef (TUR) | def. | Nida Akram (PAK) Zahara Suleman (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3 | Ozseker Sevval (TUR) & Piwbangruk Natthapat (THA) | def. | Zoha Asim (PAK) & Lajos Anna (HUN) | Walkover |
