Yesterday, the curtain came down on the first week of the International Tennis Federation U-14 Championship and the qualifiers The final for West and Central Asia, organized by the Bahrain Tennis Federation under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa, from 7 to 20 May. The final day of the first week of the tournament witnessed the crowning of the Kuwaiti players, Abdul Rahman Al Abdullah and Muhammad Al-Awadi, with the doubles championship The boys after defeating the duo Hashem Al-Tubli and Ahmed Hossam in the final match by two groups to one Its results came 6/4, 5/7 and 10/4.
The match came strong and exciting from both sides, especially in the second group, which scored a strong comeback from the two sides Hashem Al-Tubli and his colleague Ahmed Hossam after the Kuwaiti duo had more than one opportunity to decide the group and the match In his favour, when he advanced 5/4 and reached the match point 4 times, but the determination of Al-Tubli and Hossam I turned them from behind to a deserved win of the set 7/5.
In the deciding group, back pain returned to the player Ahmed Hossam, to affect the performance of the team in this group, and the two players were able to The Kuwaitis who settled it for their benefit 10/4. Despite losing the match, the duo Hashem Al-Tubli and Ahmed Hossam were praised by the fans And the technical equipment of the teams participating in the tournament due to the distinguished performance and high spirit in which they appeared during Championship and Final. The final day of the first week of the championship also witnessed the crowning of the player Mohammed Al-Awadi with the title of the boys’ individual competition by defeating him He defeated his compatriot Abdul Rahman Al Abdullah in the final match with a score of 6/2 and 6/1.
Kuwaiti champion Muhammad Al-Awadi expressed his happiness at combining the singles and doubles championships in the tournament, stressing that this Winning gives him more incentives to do better in the next tournament, which starts next week, especially since All players know each other’s levels, noting that the matches of the second week will be stronger and stronger from this week.
He also praised the Bahraini player’s performance in the final match of the doubles championship, and the strong competition that the match witnessed, He confirmed that they lost some important points that allowed the Bahrain players to return in the second group, wishing Al-Tubli and his colleague Hossam more development and success in the upcoming tournaments. It is worth noting that the champions of the first week and the second week in the boys and girls singles of these qualifiers will be Inviting them to participate in the finals of the International Tennis Development Federation for U-14 Juniors, whose competitions will be held in 2023.