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Pakistan players dominate at Doha Junior Open

Published: 11 Mar 2016 - 01:00 am | Last Updated: 22 Nov 2021 - 07:00 pm
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Doha:   Top seed Israr Ahmad  won the U19 title at the Doha Junior Open to pick a second title within a week in Qatar.
The 18- year-old Ahmad, who clinched the Qatar Junior Open, dominated yet again to emerge on the top in Doha on Wednesday.
Ahmad was off to a strong start in the Under-19 final against Indian Abhay Singh, a third seed at the Khalifa Intertnational Tennis & Squash Complex.
After winning it easily at four the first game, Ahmad controlled the proceedings well and went on to brush aside Singh’s challenge with an 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 victory. 
Three other players from Pakistan Muhammad Huzaifa Ibrahim  in U11, Asad Ullah Khan in U13 and  Abbas Zeb Khan in U17  won their respective age group categories to complete the domination. 
Egyptian Ammar Yasser Salem denied a Pakistan sweep by winning the U15 title. Salem pulled off a straight win over top seed Mohammaddanial Gharooni of Iran. 

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