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Mikaeel Ali moves in ITF Pakistan Int’l J-30 Junior Tennis semis

ISLAMABAD: Top seed Mikaeel Ali Baig of Pakistan moved into the semifinals of the ITF Pakistan International J-30 Junior Tennis Championships-2025 leg-1, here at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

Mikaeel beat Ganuka Fernando of Sri Lanka 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. A large number of junior tennis players from across the globe are participating in this prestigious tournament. Countries represented include China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the host nation, Pakistan.

Boys Singles quarterfinals: Mikaeel Ali Baig (PAK) beat Ganuka Fernando 6-1, 6-2; Ippei Matsushima (JPN) bt Abdul Basit (PAK) 6-2, 6-0; TimurGordeev (RUS) bt Amir Mazari(PAK) 6-2,6-2; KristijonasMilassauskas(LTU) btAhteshamHumayun (PAK) 6-2,6-3.

Gilrs Singles Pre-Quarterfinals: EcrinLalYavuz (TUR) btRomisa Malik (PAK) 6-1,6-0; DenizCakil (TUR) btNaimah Grant (GBR) 7-5,6-2; SerifePelin Sari(TUR) bt Fatima Ali Raja 6-0,6-0; MingxiQu (CHN) btZainab Ali Raja (PAK) 6-0,6-0. Girls Doubles Quarterfinals: Naimah Grant (GBR), Bisaml Zia (PAK) w/o Zara Khan, Zunaisha Noor(PAK) ; ZihanFeng (CHN), MingxiQu (CHN) beat Fatima Ali Raja, Zainab Ali Raja (PAK) 6-0,6-0; DenizCakil (TUR), SerifePelin Sari (TUR) beat Soha Ali (PAK), PraewaAyuthaya (THA) 6-0,6-1; Amna Ali Qayum (PAK), VarvaraRubtsova (RUS) beat Yewon Lee (KOR), Romaisa Malik (PAK) 6-4,7-5. APP

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