ALI Al Sherif continued his impressive run yesterday in the Sixth EK Kanoo Juniors Open Tennis Championship at Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair.
Ali again staged an stunning rally to beat Essa Al Essa in a three-set thriller 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 to reach the final of the boys under-14 singles where he meets Mathias Hopeman, who had a far easier time in beating Anshuman Sonawane 6-1, 6-4.
In the boys under-12 final, Raj Singh takes on Tristan Manners after both scored straight set victories.
Raj beat Fares Tobli 4-3(6), 4-1 while Tristan saw off the challenge from Rushikesh Sonawane 4-2, 4-0.
Aleina Alex takes on Erika Weil in the final of the girls under-16.
In yesterday’s semi-finals, Aleina and Erika routed Mariam Abdulla Maya Bseisu respectively without losing a single game.
Other results:
Under-14 boys doubles (quarter-finals): Mohammed Al Shehabi and Abdulla Nass bt Alston D’Souza and Rushikesh Sonawane 6-0, 6-2; Mohammed Al Khan and Ali Al Sharif bt Siddharth Rout and Gaurish Kadiyan 6-3, 6-0; James Blair and Paul Blair bt Anshuman Sonawane and Mathias Hopeman 7-5, 6-0; Ahmed Ismail and Sulaiman Al Gosaibi bt Rohan Mukherjee and Tristan Manners 7-6(8-6), 5-7, 10-8.