Shivtej Shirfule defeated Abubakar Talha of Pakistan 6-4, 6-3 within the boys semifinals of the Asian under-14 tennis event on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. In the title conflict, Shivtej will face prime seed Wonmin Kim of Korea.
In the ladies’ part, second seed Maaya Rajeshwaran misplaced 7-5, 6-2 to Yeri Hong of Korea within the semifinals.
The outcomes (semifinals):
Boys: Wonmin Kim (Kor) bt Alex Lap Hang Hui (Hkg) 6-0, 6-3; Shivtej Shirfule bt Abubakar Talha (Pak) 6-4, 6-3.
Girls: Eva Korysheva (Kaz) bt Jiyun Oh (Kor) 7-6(5), 6-3; Yeri Hong (Kor) bt Maaya Rajeshwaran 7-5, 6-2.
