Bangladesh’s Zarif lifts maiden title in World Tennis Tour Juniors

Bangladesh's promising youngster 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's event in the Rajshahi World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 competition at the Rajshahi Complex on Friday.

In the final of the boy's single's event, Zarif beat top-seed Napat Pattanalertphan of Thailand by straight sets, 7-6 (3) and 6-4.

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In the boy's doubles final, the Thai pair of Napat and Ariyaphol Leekul beat the Indian pair of Gowtham and Shanmugasundaran, 7-6 and 6-0, to lift the title.

In the girls' section, Chinese players reigned supreme. Zijie Yang beat Aaraa Aasaal Azim of Maldives 7-5, 3-6 and 6-3 in the girls' single's final. It was an-all Chinese final in the double's event, where Zije paired up with Hanyu Wang and beat Tianran Dong and Zican Yang 6-4, 4-6 and 10-5.

Some 38 boys and and 20 girls from Australia, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the USA and Bangladesh took part in the tournament which began on October 4.

Meanwhile, the 35th Bangladesh World Junior (Under-18) Tennis Tour J-30 is set to get underway on Saturday at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna where some 75 players from 13 countries are set to take part.