SNGPL's ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis moves into final round

Top seed Aysegul Mert (TUR), and second Seed Arina Valitova (RUS) will vie for the top honor in the Girls Singles Final when both players eliminated their opponents in straight sets in the semi-finals.

Unseeded Dong Hwan KIM (KOR) continue his winning streak and move into the final by eliminating his country boy Min Joon KIM (KOR) in straight sets whereas Huzaifa Abdul Rehman brushed off his team mate Shoaib Khan in the 2nd second semi final in straight sets match here at ITA-SNGPL ITF Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championships at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad, says a press release issued here on Thursday.

Unseeded Dong Hwan KIM (KOR) made another big upset in the tournament by eliminating 3rd Seed Min-Joon KIM (KOR) without any resistance in straight set at 6-3 6-1 and confirmed his place in the Boys final.

In the second semi final 2nd Seed Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (PAK) showed his command and control over his opponent by eliminating in straight sets match and advance into the Boys Singles final and will face Dong Hwan KIM in the Boys Singles final on Saturday at 2:30 PM. Huzaifa won the first set at 6-3 by breaking 8th game of in the first set. He won the second set in same fashion by breaking 9th game of Khan. President Pakistan Tennis Federation Mr. Salim Saifullah Khan, SEVP, SVP and other PTF officials and large number of tennis fans witness the semi finals.

In the first semi final of Girls Event; Aysegul Mert (TUR) struggle hard to win her encounter against talented Soo Ha Jang (KOR), both the players exhibit excellent tennis right from the beginning. A beautiful combination of cross court and down the line shots were witnessed during the match. Ayeshgul won the set set at 7-5 breaking the 11th game of Soo Ha Jang. In the second set she was in surb form and did not allow her opponent to settle down throughout her powerful forehand and backhand drives and won the second set without conceding a single game. In the second Semi Final; Arina Valitova (RUS) stunned her opponent Ji-Woo Choi (KOR) in a straight set match by playing powerful forehand cross court and down the line drives. In the first set Arina build up the winning lead 4-0 by breaking 2nd and forth game of Choi.

In the second set Arina showed her supremacy of powerful ground strokes and did not allow her opponent to settle down and won the second set at 6-1 by breaking 4th and 6th game of Choi.-PR