KARACHI: Pakistan U14 players made history as they booked their place in the World Group of the World Junior Tennis (WJT) Team Championship finals after an impressive run in Kuching, Malaysia where they played the Asia/Oceania Qualifying Tournament.  The last time a team qualified for the world finals was in 1996.

The players including Hamza Roman, Abubakar Talha, and Amir Muhammad Khan Mazari along with captain, Davis Cupper, Heera Ashiq with stellar wins against Hong Kong in the semifinal and Australia in the quarterfinal, respectively.

Talha outplayed Wong Selyn Tsz Yuen 6-3,6-2 in the semifinal tie’s first single’s rubber to take the lead, but Roman lost to Tam Sin Hang 6-1,6-1 as the result stood 1-1.  But both Talha and Roman made sure that they seal the win in the doubles with 7-5 (5), 6-4 against Fu Wang Choi and Hang.

They brilliantly won matches from Iran and Indonesia and lost to Japan to finish second in the group.  The team confirmed their place in the finals after they won the quarterfinal 2-1 as they overcame Australia.  The team will play Japan on April 1 for the top place while South Korea and Hong Kong will play for the third and fourth place.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 03 2023

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