Junior Davis Cup ’19 – Qualifying Round: Chinese Taipei beat Pakistan in Opener
Pakistani players made a poor start of their Junior Davis Cup campaign after losing the opener 0-3 against Chinese Taipei in the final qualifying round of the Junior Davis Cup at Bangkok, Thailand.
In the first singles match, Abdullah Adnan suffered 2-6, 4-6 defeat at the hands of Kai Shiang Yang while Zalan Khan was defeated 4-6, 0-6 by Cheng Tang in the second match.
In the doubles encounter, the Pakistan pair of Abdullah Adnan and Rayan Jawwad lost their match 3-6, 3-6 to Yu Shiang Huang and Cheng Tang.
Pakistan will now play against Thailand. Pakistan have been placed in Group C with Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Philippines.
Pakistan Junior Davis Cup team non-playing captain Rashid Malik said: “Pakistan players played well but have to improve mentally on crucial points. We had chances but the players couldn’t avail them. We will fight better Inshallah.”
Results:
Kai Shiang Yang beat Abdullah 6-2 6-4
Cheng Tang beat Zalan 6-4 6-0
Shiang/Cheng beat Abdullah/Rayan 6-3 6-3
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