Bangladesh鈥檚 Zarif Abrar has become the first tennis player from the country to clinch a title in ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30 group by winning the single鈥檚 title in the Rajshahi World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 competition at the Rajshahi Complex on Friday.
Zarif defeated top-seeded Thailand player Napat Pattanalertphan by 7-6(3), 6-4 sets in the final.
鈥業t is a great achievement for me. It really feels good to become the champion in a tournament,鈥� he told reporters after winning the title.
Meanwhile, Chinese player Zijie Yang lifted the girls鈥� singles crown by beating Aaraa Aasaal Azim of Maldives by 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 sets in the final.聽聽聽
Thailand鈥檚 pair of Ariyaphol Leekul and Napat Pattanalertphan won the boys鈥� doubles title after beating Indian pair of Gowtham and Shanmughasundaram by 7-6, 6-0 sets in the final.
In the girls鈥� doubles final, Chinese pair of Zijie Yang and Hanyu Wang defeated compatriot pair of Tianran Dong and Zican Yang by 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 sets in the final to lift the title.
A total of 38 boys and 20 girls from 10 countries 鈥� hosts Bangladesh, Australia, China, India, Japan, Maldives, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and USA took part in the competition, ran under the management of Rajshahi Tennis Complex, with the approval of the International Tennis Federation.
Meanwhile, the 35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Junior J-30, Dhaka competition begins at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna today.
Youth and sports secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest at 4:00 pm.
According to YouthDraw deadline, a total of 75 young players from 12 countries will compete in the competition.
The participating countries are hosts Bangladesh, Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, India, Korea, the Maldives, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.