Three Pakistani boys advanced to the singles quarterfinals at the J-60 Bard Foundation Junior World Tennis Championships held at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex on Wednesday. Ahtesham Humayun and Muhammad Hassan Usmani joined Hamza Roman to bring the total number of Pakistani players in the last eight to three.

In the boys' doubles event, five Pakistani players—Ahtesham Humayun, Hamza Roman, M. Hassan Usmani, M. Haziq Aasim, and Amir Mazari—secured their places in the semifinals.

Ahtesham Humayun reached the quarterfinals after defeating Russia’s Daniel Elias 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a three-set match. Muhammad Hassan Usmani also advanced by defeating fellow Pakistani Amir Mazari with a score of 6-1, 6-1. Earlier, as reported on Tuesday, Hamza Roman booked his spot in the quarterfinals by defeating Sweden’s Nils Preger 6-3, 6-3.

The championship features 58 players, including 36 boys and 22 girls, from 14 countries: Russia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belarus, Sweden, and Pakistan. The Bard Foundation is sponsoring the championship to promote junior tennis in Pakistan and provide international experience for young players.

The next round of matches is scheduled to start tomorrow at 10am.