Hamza Roman reaches quarterfinals of J-60 Junior World Tennis event in Islamabad
Pakistan's Hamza Roman beat Sweden's Nils Preger 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships. The match was played at the PTF Tennis Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday.
- Hamza Roman beat Nils Preger of Sweden 6-3, 6-3 in the second round.
- Three more Pakistanis play second-round matches the next day.
- 58 players from 14 countries are taking part.
Pakistan's Hamza Roman has reached the quarterfinals of the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships Islamabad-2026. He beat Sweden's Nils Preger 6-3, 6-3 in the second round, according to Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
The match was played at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday, 3 November. The Nation described the win as a major boost for the home contingent.
Three other Pakistani players, Ahtesham Humayun, Amir Mazari and Muhammad Hassan Usmani, are scheduled to play their second-round matches the next day. APP said the matches are set to start at 10am.
The championship, sponsored by the Bard Foundation, has 58 players, made up of 36 boys and 22 girls. They come from 14 countries: Russia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belarus, Sweden and Pakistan.
Other boys singles second-round results went against Pakistan. Sri Lanka's Aahil Kaleel beat Muhammad Shayan 6-1, 6-4, and China's Haoxuan Xu beat Muhammad Yahya 6-3, 6-4. Russia's Nikita Dogadin beat Thailand's Napat Pattanalertphan 6-3, 6-1.
In girls singles second-round matches, Thailand's Ploypetch Daungkhiaw beat Russia's Evelina Dzepa 6-4, 6-4. Thailand's Pimpisia Wongwanitkajon beat Polina Sushkova of Kazakhstan 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Russia's Victoria Gruntova beat China's Daixi Hu 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and Thailand's Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong beat China's Yijia Wang 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
In boys doubles first-round matches, Pakistan's Abdul Basit and Serbia's Vukasin Pavlovic won 6-0, 6-0 against Sanzhar Bolat of Kazakhstan and Abdurrehman Sohail of Pakistan. Rayan Khan and Muhammad Shayan beat Yupei Liang and Bo Han Yang of China 6-3, 6-4. Hassan Usmani and Haziq Asim beat Ahmad Afzal and Thailand's Tachatam Srisen 7-6(5), 6-2.
Amir Mazari partnered Sri Lanka's Aahil Kaleel to beat Abdar Ali and Kazakhstan's Alshinhan Mukhamedkali 6-4, 6-2. Nils Preger and Belarus's Aliaksandr Viarsotski beat Zohaib Afzal Malik and Muhammad Yahya 6-3, 6-7(6), 10-8.
Why it matters
A Pakistani player reaching the last eight of an international junior event held in Islamabad gives home tennis followers a result to follow, with three more Pakistanis in action next.
