Top seeds set for finals at Asian U14 tennis event in Bahrain

TDT | Manama

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The first week of the Asian Tennis Federation Development Championship for under-14 players concludes on Saturday with highly anticipated singles and doubles finals, hosted by the Bahrain Tennis Federation at the Bahrain Tennis Club.

In the boys’ singles final, top seed Hamza Al Mansouri of Saudi Arabia will face second seed Hassan Gharyari of Iraq after both advanced with straightsets victories in the semi-finals. Al Mansouri dominated Jordan’s fourth seed Rayan Kawar, while Gharyari overcame Omar Istinbuli of Jordan, sealing the opener in a tiebreak before pulling clear.

The girls’ singles final will also feature the top two seeds, with Turkmenistan’s Nazli Hodaykulieva meeting Jordan’s Aya Sofia Ghoukashaw. Hodaykulieva eased past Lebanon’s Maria El Hachach, while Ghoukashaw secured a composed win over Maryam Kamaraldine to book her place in the title match.

In doubles action, the boys’ final will pit the Saudi pair of Al Mansouri and Elias Al Ghafli against Jordan’s Istinbuli and Kawar, while the girls’ doubles final will see Lebanon’s El Hachach and Kamaraldine take on Turkmenistan’s Hodaykulieva and Eshankulieva. The championship, featuring players from across West and Central Asia, wraps up its opening week with finals expected to showcase the region’s leading young talent.