Islamabad International Junior Tennis Championship 2020 Day-1 Results: As it happened
Major upsets were witnessed in the first round fixtures of Boys' Singles and Girls' Singles of Islamabad International Junior Tennis Championship 2020 at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
On the first day of Islamabad International Junior Tennis Championship 2020, major upsets were witnessed in the first round fixtures of Boys' Singles and Girls' Singles categories at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
In the Girls Single's event, unseeded Leyla Nilufer Elmas of Turkey caused made the major upset of the tournament when she eliminated 4th seed Abhilasha Bista of Nepal in a well-contested three-set match. After going down 6-7(4) in the first game, she came back from behind strongly to overpower her opponent in next two sets 6-1, 6-0.
In Boy's Singles, Lustian Belea Romania caused upset as he recorded a two-set comfortable win against 6th Seed Zalan Khan of Pakistan by a 6-0, 6-4 scoreline.
All the other seeded players moved to the next round by beating their respective matches.
Earlier, Secretary Information and Broadcasting, Akbar Hussain Durrani inaugurated the championships by hitting the ball on the centre court of Syed Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex.
Boys Singles 1st Round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raahim Agha (GBR) | def | Mert Dogan (TUR) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Tune Nergizoglu (TUR) | def | Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (PAK) | 7-6(5), 6-0 |
| Iustin Belea (ROU) | def | Zalan Khan | 6-0, 6-4 |
| Kuan Chang Huan (TPE) | def | Ahmed Nael Qurehsi (PAK) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Birtan Duran (TUR) | def | Subhan Bin Salik (PAK) | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Qwyn Quittner (AUS) | def | Abdullah (PAK) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| Curtis Hong Tseng Tan (HKG) | def | Araiz Malik (PAK) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Emir Toglukdemir (TUR) | def | Bilal Asim (PAK) | 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Kerem Ozlale (TUR) | def | Chun Tang (TPE) | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Mustafa Sancakuoglu (TUR) | w/o | Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) | |
| Min-Hung Kao (TPE) | w/o | Muhammad Talha Khan (PAK) |
Girls Singles 1st Round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun Seo Lee (KOR) | def | Amel Sammari (TUN) | 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 |
| Zhansaya Bakytzhan (KAZ) | def | Sie Domg Chai (MAS) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Asima Sazanova (KAZ) | def | Zoha Asim (PAK) | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Amina Salibayeva (USA) | def | Neyara Weerawansa (SRI) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Leyla Nilufer Elmas (TUR) | def | Abhilasha Bista (NEP) | 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-0 |
| Mina Toglukdemir (TUR) | def | Jeongmin IM (KOR) | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Dorsa Cheraghi (IRI) | def | Bilur Gonlusen (TUR) | 6-4, 6-4 |
Boys Doubles Pre-Quarter Finals:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raahim Agha (GBR) / Stylianos Poutis (GRE) | def | Birtan Duran (TUR) / Kerem Ozlale (TUR) | 7-5, 3-6, 12-10 |
| Kuan Chang Huang (TPE) / Curtis Hong Tsent Tan (HKG) | def | Bilal Asim (PAK) / Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Tune Neggizoglu (TUR) / Emir Toglukdemir (TUR) | def | Mert Dogan (TUR) / Aryan Giri (NEP) | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Min-Hung Kao (TPE)/Chun Tang (TPE) | def | Abdullah (PAK) / Araiz Malik (PAK) | 7-6(3), 3-6, 10-7 |
