Islamabad (Khurram Shehzad):
The ITF Pakistan PPL-Syed Dilawar Abbas World Junior Tennis Championship Leg-2 sponsored by Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) is concluded at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex in Islamabad. This prestigious event has brought together 80 junior players from around the globe, including 50 boys and 30 girls representing countries such as Pakistan, Japan, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Canada, Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Singapore, USA, Belarus, and Russia.
- In the Boy’s Singles Xiuyuan Guo of China beat Sion Ji of Korea 7-6(3),6-2 and won the boy’s title.
- In the Girl’s Singles Final Dinara De Silva of Sri Lanka beat Karolina Ligai of Kazakhstan 6-3,6-4 and won the girl’s title.
Mr. Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA) was the Chief Guest at the Closing Ceremony. Mr. G-Ali Noon -PPL was the Guest of Honour. For the encouragement of players, Mr Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi President-PTF and Col.Zia-ud-din Tufail Secretary-General-PTF were also present at the closing Ceremony and distributed the prizes. The closing ceremony was also attended by Advocate Majid Bashir President-ITA, Mr. Tufail Cheema Secretary-ITA and a large number of players, coaches and parents.
