Hamid, Huzaifa, Hassan in pre-quarterfinals of ITF Asia 14 & U Development tennis Championship 2019
Pakistan’s Hamid Israr Gul, Huzaifa Khan, and Hassan Ali reached the pre-quarter-finals of the ITF Asia Development Championships (14 & Under) in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Pakistan’s Hamid Israr Gul, Huzaifa Khan, and Hassan Ali reached the pre-quarter-finals of the ITF U-14 Development tennis Championship 2019 – Division 2 in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
In the second round of the singles category, 10th seed Hamid defeated Iskandar Myradov of Turkmenistan 6-0, 6-1. Now Hamid will meet seventh seed Alve Mahadi Hasan of Bangladesh today.
Unseeded Huzaifa stunned 11th seed Hein Htet Zaw of Myanmar 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 while unseeded junior from Pakistan will now face 8th seeded Kasra Rahmani of Iran.
Unseeded Hassan Ali caused the major upset as he surprised second seed Hossain Md Roman of Bangladesh by booked berth into the pre-quarterfinal by 2-0 with the final score line of 6-4, 6-4.
The only young girl form Pakistan Sheeza Sajid lost to fifth seed Isha Shree Shah of Nepal by 1-6, 1-6 in the first round.
Four Pakistani player Hassan Ali, [10] Hamid Israr Gul, Muhammad Huzaifa Khan, Sheeza Sajid are participating in the Under 14 Division II Asian tournament at Bangkok, Thailand.
In the boys double , fourth seeded Hamid Israr Gul along with Hossain Md Roman of Bangladesh will face Turkmenistan's pair of Iskandar Myradov
Selim Pirjikov today (9th Jan).
The countries participating are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.