Al Janahi heads for double in Open tennis

Dubai: UAE youngster Fahad Al Janahi was headed towards a double when he entered the semifinals of the boys under-10 and under-12 at the 25th UAE Open Tennis Championships.

Al Janahi got a walkover from Pierre Van in the boy's under-10, while he secured a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3 win over Mohammad Al Fardan in the boy's under-12 competition.

Al Janahi will play Abdullah Ahli in the under-10 semifinals, while he will take on top seed Chase Paul in the under-12. In the lower half of the under-10 draw, Kareem Aleef will meet second seeded Alexey Poperin in the semifinal, while Poperin will take on Arjuna Kumar in the under-12. This tournament is the fifth round on the 2008 UAE National Rankings Series being held under the auspices of Tennis Emirates.

In the lower half of the under-10 draw, Aleef will meet Poperin in the semifinal...

Results

Boys U-16: Saoud Al Ali bt Hamdan Nasser 6-0, 3-6, 11-9; Julien Monti bt Charles Oswald 6-0, 6-0.

Boys U-18: Wico Nigrini bt Mohammad Al Janahi 6-3, 6-3; Julien Monti bt Faisal Bastaki 6-2, 4-6, 10-5. Men's singles: Troy Gillham bt Yves Lemaleba 6-2, 6-3; Rabbah Fattah bt Ilec Tabura 6-3, 6-4. Girls U-16: Safa Talal bt Claudia Oswald 7-5, 6-0; Mariam Behroozian bt Shalyn Vance 6-1, 6-2; Maria Bulilan bt Safia Sabljarevic 6-2, 6-0; Fatma Abbas Al Janahi bt Sofia Faisal 6-0, 6-0; Amal Kambhar bt Nouna Hisham 6-2, 6-2. Women's singles: Fatma Abbas Al Janahi bt Sofia Faisal 6-0, 6-0; Beauty Macleod bt Maria Bulilan 6-4, 6-2; Grace Talih bt Sofia Sabljarevic 6-0, 6-1.