Launch of Kuwait Asian Tennis Championship
The Kuwait Asian Under-14 Tennis Championship has kicked off with players from several Asian and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, as well as Kuwaiti players, who recorded mixed results of wins and losses in the first round.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
The Kuwait Asian Under-14 Tennis Championship has kicked off at the tennis courts of the Kuwait Tennis Federation within the International Tennis Complex and will run for two weeks until the 13th, featuring players from several Asian countries, as well as Kuwaiti and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations.
In the first round of the singles competition, Kuwait’s Ali Al-Mutawa defeated South Korea’s Lee Sun-ho in straight sets and will face India’s Vihan Mulukutla in the second round. Hussein Al-Ali beat his compatriot Salem Al-Haddad in straight sets, while Abdulaziz Al-Salem advanced by walkover against Egypt’s Adam El-Shahat and will face fellow Kuwaiti Faisal Al-Mutawa.
Meanwhile, Bader Al-Fuzan lost to Saudi Arabia’s Ali Al-Sharafa in straight sets, Abdullah Mandani fell to Jordan’s Zaid Fares in straight sets, Hamad Al-Khalid was defeated by India’s Jatin Naba in straight sets, and Bader Maqrabi lost to Singapore’s Caleb Lau in straight sets.
In the quarter-finals of the doubles event, the pair of Bader Al-Fuzan and Salem Al-Haddad defeated the team of Kuwait’s Ali Al-Mutawa and Singapore’s Caleb Lau.
The tournament is officiated by international referee Asil Al-Shahin, assisted by a panel of referees from the Kuwait Tennis Federation.
