Aara's pair wins doubles championship at Maldives Open Junior International

Maldivian player Aara Arsal Azim has won the doubles title at the Maldives Open Junior International Tennis Tournament.

With this, she became the first Maldivian to claim victory at an International Tennis Federation (ITF) event held in the country.

Aara partnered with Thailand’s Tarita Honsiak and won against South Korea’s Sanhyun Cho and China’s Yaishun Shu in the final, winning 6-2, 6-1.

In singles, Naba Nishan recorded the strongest progress among Maldivian players, reaching the semi-finals.

Mohamed Nooh Nazih and Dawood Shaheeb advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals but lost to Switzerland’s Charlie Bazal and Thailand’s Danthai Takon. Bazal and Takon won the match 7-6, 7-3.