Abubakar, Ahtesham, Amir and Zohaib reach ITF J-30 Lahore quarters
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Abubakar Talha, Ahtesham Humayun, Amir Mazari and Zohaib Afzal Malik qualified for the quarterfinals of the boys’ U-18 singles in the ITF J-30 Lahore Ali Embroidery Mills International Junior Tennis Championship 2026 with convincing victories at Aitchison College on Tuesday.
Abubakar produced a commanding performance to defeat M Ahmad Afzal 6-2, 6-1, while Ahtesham Humayun dispatched Nabeel Qayum 6-1, 6-1. Amir Mazari was equally impressive, conceding no games in a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Arham Tariq. Zohaib Afzal Malik completed the quartet’s successful day by beating M Muaz Shahbaz 6-1, 6-1.
M Hassan Usmani also progressed to the quarterfinals, defeating Abdul Basit 6-2, 6-1. Omer Jawad fought back from a set down to overcome Rayyan Khan 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in one of the round’s closely contested matches.
International competitors also booked their places in the next round. China’s Hoxuan Xu defeated M Shayan 6-0, 6-2, while compatriot Aolun Ma recovered from losing the second set to beat Pakistan’s Hamza Roman 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.
In the boys’ U-18 doubles pre-quarterfinals, Omer Jawad and Hamza Roman defeated Kazakhstan’s Abdaar and Alshinhan 6-0, 6-0. Rashid and Shayyan overcame Abdur Rehman and Arham Tariq 5-7, 6-4, 10-6, while Haziq and Hassan secured a 6-0, 6-0 win over Afzal and
Rayyan. Zohaib Afzal Malik and Abdul Basit received a bye and advanced to the doubles quarterfinals. In the girls’ U-18 doubles, China’s Dailies Hu and Bismel Zia thumped Zainah Abdullah and Eesha Rabbi 6-0, 6-0.
