Top seed Huzaifa Abdul Rehman advance into semis of ITF Ranking Tennis Championship 2019

Pakistan's tennis hope and No 1 seed Huzaifa Abdul Rehman continued his supremacy as he eliminated Taentawan Taddeo Majoli Maggioli (THA) in straight sets in ITF Pakistan World Junior Ranking Tennis Championship at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.

On a rain-hit day, Huzaifa started his match with combination of his powerful forehand down the line and cross court winners. He did not allow his opponent to settle down in the match. While Huzaifa showed his consistency and pace of control throughout the match.

Huzaifa simply outclassed his opponent and won the encounter with the final score line of 6-2, 6-3.

Now, Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (PAK) will face Berk Ulas Enc (TUR) in the first semi-final, whereas Bader Alabdullah (KUW) will face Essa Qabazard of Kuwait in the second semifinal.

Shoaib Khan another local hope could not survive and lost his quarter final to fourth seed Berk Ulas Enc from Turkey in a thrilling encounter. 

Shoaib lost the first set 6-4 but rebounded superbly to win the second 6-1 with some stunning forehand and backhand drives but made an unforced error in the fifth game of the deciding set to lose 6-3.

Essa Qabazard won his encounter against Togan Makzume of Turkey in another exciting three-set match 6-2, 7-6(8), 6-4. Bader Alabdullah thrashed Thai Nathan Jattavapornvanti 6-2, 6-4.In the girls singles quarter-final, seventh seed Anjalika Kurera of Sri Lanka battled past Soo Ha Jang of Korea in a three-set match.

Arina Valitova of Russia won against Hannag Seen Ean Yip of Malaysia, while third seed Aysegul Mert of Turkey overcame Kit Yi Kaye Au-Yeung of Hong Kong in another three-set encounter.