Javia leads four Indian boys into last eight in Asian juniors

India's Dev Javia upset eighth-seeded Thantub Suksumrarn of Thailand 7-6 (4), 6-4 to enter the boys' singles quarter finals in the 2nd HCL Asian B1 Junior Tennis championship on Wednesday.

Unseeded Yasmina Karimjanova of Uzbekistan upset second-seeded Himari Sato of Japan 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last eight in the girls' singles at the Deccan Gymkhana.

India's fourth-seeded Siddhant Banthia outplayed Taiyo Hirano of Japan 6-1, 6-2 while his compatriot, fifth-seeded Megh Bhargav Patel was stretched by Ki Lung Ng Of Hong Kong to three sets.

The Indian challenge in the girls' singles ended with seventh-seeded Jiaqi Wang of China outclassing Priyanshi Bhandari 6-0, 6-1 while eighth-seeded Mai Napatt Nirundorn Thaland rallied from set down to oust Malikaa Marathe 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 to make it to the quarter finals.

Results: Boys' singles (2nd round): 4- Siddhant Banthia (Ind) bt Taiyo Hirano (Jpn) 6-1, 6-2; 2-Sergey Fomin (Uzb) bt Natthayut Nithithananont (Tha) 6-3, 6-2; 1-Dostanbek