Pakistan’s rising tennis talent Mikaeel Ali Baig stormed into the boys’ singles final of the ITF Pakistan Ali Embroidery World Junior Tennis Championship J-30 (Leg-2), being played at the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad. Lithuania’s Kristijonas Milasausks also booked his place in the title clash after winning his semi-final encounter.
According to details shared by the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), junior players from 10 countries – including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Pakistan – are featuring in the prestigious ITF junior event. The championship is sponsored by Ali Embroidery, National Foods, and the Capital Development Authority (CDA).
In the boys’ singles semi-finals, Pakistan’s Mikaeel Ali Baig defeated compatriot Ahtesham Humayun 6-3, 6-4, while Lithuania’s Kristijonas Milasausks outclassed Pakistan’s Amir Mazari 6-2, 6-1 to set up an exciting Pakistan–Lithuania final.
Turkey continued to dominate the girls’ events, securing both spots in the singles final. Ecrin Lal Yavuz overpowered Kazakhstan’s Karolina Ligai 6-0, 6-4, while Serife Pelin Sari defeated fellow Turkish player Deniz Cakil 6-3, 7-5.
In doubles, Pakistan showed strength in the boys’ category. The pair of Ahtesham Humayun and Hamza Roman beat Mikaeel Ali Baig (Pakistan) and Timur Gordeev (Russia) 6-3, 6-3, while Abubakar Talha and Zohaib Afzal Malik overcame M. Hazia Asim and M. Hassan Usmani 6-2, 7-5.
Kazakhstan and Turkey dominated the girls’ doubles fixtures. Kazakh duo Polina and Karolina Ligai defeated Zihan Feng (China) and Serife Pelin Sari (Turkey) 6-3, 6-4, while the Turkish team of Deniz Cakil and Ecrin Lal beat Russia’s Daria Bogacheva and Varvara Rubtsova 6-3, 6-3.
