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Joud al-Azmeh, in a scintillating show of skill and determination came from behind to beat his opponent Rayyan Abdulla Aljufairi 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 in the boys under-14 category at the Qafco Open. The match that was a fitting finale kept the spectators glued to what was one of the best matches in the category. Shots matched with deft placements and pace adjustments for prominence in what was a fest of rallies. |
Meanwhile, in another match, the pair of Sachin Suhas Patwardhan and Arun Puthanveedu Subramanian overcame stiff resistance from Saqib Javed and Ahmed Maher Genidy to emerge victorious 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 in the opening match of men’s doubles qualifying category, while Mujeeb Ahmed Varikodan and Sudheer Edamana beat Ahmed Fouad Saleh Essa and Osama Abd El Sattar Abd El Hamid 6-1, 6-1.
In the same category, Simon Kusmartono and Zulmuchlis Wahidin defeated Abdulwajeed Mohammed and Mohamed Ismail Moosa 6-0, 6-1 and Rahmat Khoirudin and Saifuluddin overcame Eladio Espiritu and Raul A Manalo 6-1, 6-2.
In the ladies singles qualifying semi-finals, Henriette Stephanie Marie Charlotte defeated Eileen Abbas 6-0, 6-1 and Ruth Heike Moeckel beat Gaayatri Sivakumar 6-4, 6-0.
In a surprising twist to events in the men’s veteran’s semi-finals, the veteran pair of Krishnamoorthy Ravisankar and Manuel Sevilla Acantilado lost 6-1, 6-4 to Raymono El Hayek and Robert El Hayek.
They are set to meet now meet Raed Hassan and Ahmed Askar in the finals who won against Eduardo Rivera Palad and Gregorio Lucero
6-2, 6-4.
Results
Boys under 14 (finals): Joud Al-Azmeh bt Rayyan Abdulla Aljufairi 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Boys doubles: Santhosh Senthil & Bharathi Mohandoss w/o Ramez Wakileh & Kirk Dsouza; Ahmed Daniyal Nawaz & Ahmed Faseeh Nawaz w/o Xavier Leon Victor P Turo & Franco Emmanuelle P Turo; Joud Alazmeh & Siddharth Ramesh bt Mohamed Mudaser Altaf & Mohamed Muzamel Altaf 6-0, 6-0; Vedant Paresh Badheka & Abhinav Katiyar w/o Rayane Alami & Ali Almahmoud; Aman Gupta & Aniketh Chennabasaveshwar Narke bt Nisarg Umesh Desai & Rohan George 7-5, 6-3
Ladies singles qualifying semi-finals: Henriette Stephanie Marie Charlotte bt Eileen Abbas 6-0, 6-1; Ruth Heike Moeckel bt Gaayatri Sivakumar 6-4, 6-0
Men’s veteran’s doubles semi-finals: Raymono El Hayek & Robert El Hayek bt Krishnamoorthy Ravisankar & Manuel Sevilla Acantilado 6-1, 6-4; Raed Hassan & Ahmed Askar bt Eduardo Rivera Palad & Gregorio Lucero 6-2, 6-4
Men’s doubles qualifying: Sachin Suhas Patwardhan & Arun Puthanveedu Subramanian bt Saqib Javed & Ahmed Maher Genidy 3-6 6-3 10-7; Mujeeb Ahmed Varikodan & Sudheer Edamana bt Ahmed Fouad Saleh Essa & Osama Abd El Sattar Abd El Hamid 6-1, 6-1; Simon Kusmartono & Zulmuchlis Wahidin bt Abdulwajeed Mohammed & Mohamed Ismail Moosa 6-0, 6-1; Rahmat Khoirudin & Saifuluddin bt Eladio Espiritu & Raul A Manalo 6-1, 6-2; Valiyakath Ibrahim Kassim & Ibrahimsaheb Mahammad Sahib Mulla w/o Muhammad Rafaqat Baig Mughal & Asad Muhammad Khan