The second round matches of ITF Pakistan-Elaan-Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships were played at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad with major upsets taking place.
Junior Tennis Championships-1st Leg 2022 at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex,
Islamabad – Allsportspk
In one of the Boys singles event, an unseeded qualifier Mehmet Onur Turgut of Turkey breezed in the quarter-final stage by eliminating second seed Nikita Safonov of Russia in a straight-set match 6-4 6-0.
In the Girls’ event there was also an upset when nnseeded Taira Abildayeva of Kazakhstan overtook 3rd seed Tamara Ermakova of Russia. In the first set, Taira won at 6-3 by breaking the 1st and 9th game of Tamara. In the second set 0-2 Tamara left the match due to an ankle sprain Grade-1 injury.
Another unseeded Eunsoo Lee of Korea defeated 4th seed Olga Sorochkina of Russia in a well contested straight-set match 6-3 7-6(1).
In the Boys’ Doubles event; unseeded Semi Zeb Khan pairing with Hasheesh Kumar of Pakistan dominated against 2nd seed duo Aldiyar Abzhan of Kazakhstan and Nikita Safonov of Russia in an exciting three sets match 4-6 6-2 10-1 and qualified for the quarter-final stage.
Day 2 Results
Boys Singles (2nd Round)
Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Liviu Popirlan (ROU) 6-0 6-1; Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) beat Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) 6-1 6-2; Bilal Asim (PAK) beat Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) 2-6 6-2 7-5; Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) beat Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) 6-1 6-2; Dev Kanbarhimatch (ROU) beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-1 6-2; Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) beat Adilbek Myrzaguzhin (KAZ) 6-1 6-2; Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) beat Nikita Safonov (RUS) 6-4 6-0; Ruslan Serazhetdinow (RUS) beat Mars Argun (TUR) 6-2 6-2.
Girls Singles (1st Round)
Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) beat Avrora Volkova (RUS) 6-1 6-1; Andra Izabella Sirbu (ROU) beat Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) 6-0 6-1; Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) beat Tamara Ermakova (RUS) 6-3 2-0(Retd.) Sa Rang Lim (KOR) beat Munisa Ashurbekova (UZB) 6-2 6-0; Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) beat Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-0 6-0; Eunsoo Lee (KOR) beat Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 6-4 7-6(1); Melisa Ugur (TUR) beat Renata Garaeva (RUS) 6-2 4-6 6-1; Tatyana Chsherbakova beat Sheeza Sajid (PAK) 6-1 6-0.
Championships-1st Leg 2022 at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad – Allsportspk
Boys Doubles (1st Round)
Muhammad Talha Khan (PAK) & Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Adilbek Myrzaguzhin (KAZ) & Huzamia Abdul Rehman (PAK) 6-7(5) 6-4 10-8; Bilal Asim (PAK) & Ahmad Nael Qurehsi (PAK) beat Mars Argun (TUR) & Muhammad Zaryab Khan (PAK) 6-3 3-6 10-5; Shehryaar Anees (PAK) & Asad Zaman (PAK) beat Zein Ionescu (CAN) & Muaz Malik (USA) 6-3 6-2; Ivan Iutkin (RUS) & Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) beat Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) & Maciej Zarebski (POL) 6-2 6-0; Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) & Haseesh Kumar (PAK) beat Aldiyar Abzhan (KAZ) & Nikita Safonov (RUS) 4-6 6-2 10-1; Abdul Hanan (PAK) & Liviu Popirlan (ROU) beat Evaan Lithra (IND) & Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-0 6-1.
In progress at time of publication
Esref Kaan Kacar (TUR) & Mehmet Onur Turgut (TUR) Vs Nikita Bortnichek (RUS) & Dev Kanbargimatch (ROU).
Girls Doubles (1st Round)
Taira Abildayeva (KAZ) & Tatyana Chsherbakova (KAZ) beat Geetangali Angati (IND) & Elina Mukhamadeeva (RUS) 6-0 6-1.
In progress at time of publication
Fatima Ali Raja (PAK) & Zainab Ali Raja (PAK) Vs Aleksandra Bortnichek (RUS) & Renata Garaeva (RUS).
Yeon Joo Cha (KOR) & Seo Hyeon Park (KOR) Vs Vlada Budkina (RUS) & Avrora Volkova (RUS).
