Amin reaches semis in the Junior Tennis Tournament

Unseeded Amin Shafi of Pakistan stunned Sri Lankan fourth seed Yanishkhe Cooray 6-1, 6-1 to enter the semi-finals of the ATF U-14 International Championship on Wednesday.

Joining Amin in the final four here at the PTF Complex were compatriots Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Hamza Bin Rehan, and Mohammad Said — a British player of Pakistani origin.

The top-seeded Hamza thrashed Mohamamd Dada 6-1, 6-0 while Hamza, the second seed, overcame Sameer Ahmed 6-1, 6-3.

The tightest quarter-final was between Said and Shoib Khan in which the former prevailed 6-3, 6-3.

In the girls event which has seen participation from six players, top seed Zoha Asim and second seed Rida Adnan were given a bye to the semi-finals.

Yasha Attique overcame Eman Fatima 6-4, 6-2 and Sara Noor Ahmed beat Noor Ahmed 6-1, 6-1 to complete the semi-final quartet.

(Source: Dawn News)