ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s Bilal Asim edged passed Jai Dutta of USA 2-1 in the first round of Boys’ Singles of the ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Monday.
Bilal overcame his opponent by a 6-2, 6-7(9) and 6-1 scoreline.
A total 17 matches were played on the first day of the event that being held under the banner of Pakistan Tennis Federation.
Following are the results:
Boys Singles 1st Round: Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) bt Haider Ali Rizwan(PAK) 6-1,6-2; Nikita Safonov (RUS) bt Hussnain Ali Rizwan (PAK) 6-1,6-2; Kohshi Ishibashi (JPN) bt Sami Zeb Khan(PAK) 6-1,3-6,6-1;Bilal Asim (PAK) bt Jai Dutta (USA) 6-2,6-7(9),6-1; Abdul Hanan (PAK) bt Dev Kanbargimath(ROU) 7-6(6),6-2; Aryan Giri (NEP) bt Ahtesham Humayun(PAK) 7-6(1),6-2; Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Ahmad Nael Qureshi(PAK) 6-0,6-3; Ahmet Atabay (TUR) bt Asad Zaman (PAK) 6-2,6-1; Yunes Talawar (IRI) bt Huzaima Abdul Rehman(PAK) 6-4,6-3; Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Abdullah Adnan (PAK) 6-1,4-6,6-3;Raza Ghaus (PAK) bt Ferdi Tangal (TUR) 6-1,6-3; Dimitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Kashan Tariq(PAK) 6-0,6-0; Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Ibrahim Sohail (PAK) 6-2,6-1: Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Shehryar Anees (PAK) 6-0,6-0; Teano Balducci (FRA) bt M. Zaryab Khan (PAK) 4-6,6-4,6-1; Hamid Israr (PAK) bt bt Fedor Sosedkin(RUS) 6-2,5-7,7-6(9)
Girls Singles 1st Round: Zainab Ali Raja (PAK) bt Yana Earsado (USA) 6-1,7-5
The rest of matches will start tomorrow at 10:00 am.