Subhan, Shoaib, Abdullah, Ahmed cruises into second round of Tajammul and Dilawar Abbas Memorial ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis C'ships 2020
The best encounter of the opening day was played between Subhan Bin Salik of Pakistan and Ook Aoi of Japan where Subhan showed his class to book berth into the second round of boy's singles of Tajammul and Dilawar Abbas Memorial ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championships 2020 at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
The stage is set for second round of the Tajammul and Dilawar Abbas Memorial ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championships 2020 at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Top seed Haktan Garayev of Azerbaijan, second seed Muhammad Shoaib of Pakistan and third seeded Matteo Covato of Italy got bye in the first round of boy's singles.
The best encounter of the day was played between Subhan Bin Salik of Pakistan and Ook Aoi of Japan. In the first set, score went up to 4-all as both the players held their respective serves, but Ook Aoi fought back well and won the set 6-4 by breaking 10th game of Subhan in which he hit one double fault.
In the second set, Subhan took the lead 5-1 by breaking first and third game of Ook Aoi. The Japanese player bounced back again and first reduced the lead to 4-5 but Subhan then showed his class and won the set 6-4. In the final set, Subhan again built up the lead 3-1 and then won the set 6-3.
Fourth seed Ahmed Kamil of Pakistan struggled hard to win his encounter against Agha Raahim of UK in a well-contested two-set match 6-4, 6-4. Unseeded Abdullah of Pakistan eliminated Min-Hung Kao from Taipei 6-2, 6-3.
The tournament was inaugurated by Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA) President and Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Murtaza while PTF Secretary Lt Col (R) Gul Rehman, all foreign players and coaches also were present at the opening ceremony.
The main draw of the girls singles would be played today(Tuesday) as well as the four boys singles pre-quarterfinals and first round of boys doubles will also be played.
Boy's singles first round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chun Tang (TPE) | def | HuzaiF Abdul Rehman (PAK) | 6-2, 6-0 |
| Birtan Duran (TUR) | def | Bilal Asim (PAK) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Souta Oomura (JPN) | def | Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) | def | Kuan Chang Huang (TPE) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Ahmed Kamil (PAK) | def | Agha Raahim (GBR) | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Emir Toglukdemir (TUR) | def | Ahmed Nael (PAK) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Aryan Giri (NPE) | def | Araiz Malik (PAK) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Qwyn Quittner (AUS) | def | Curtis Hong Tseng Tan (HKG) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Kerem Ozlale(TUR) | def | Zalan Khan (PAK) | 6-3, 7-5 |
| Tuna Nergizoglu (TUR) | def | Abdullah Ahmad (GBR) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Iustin Belea (ROU) | def | Farman Shakeel (PAK) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Subhan Bin Salik (PAK) | def | Ook Aoi (JPN) | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Abdullah (PAK) | def | Min-Hung Kao(TPE) | 6-2, 6-3 |
