Younousse, Tijan storm into Doha semis with perfect run
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Doha: Home favorites Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan yesterday booked their place in the semi finals of the Beach Pro Tour Finals Doha 2024 after dom...
Doha: Home favorites Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan yesterday booked their place in the semi-finals of the Beach Pro Tour Finals Doha 2024 after dominating Pool A with four straight wins.
The pair delivered an outstanding display at the Aspire Zone, defeating strong opponents including Olympic silver medalists and world champions to reach the top four.
The Qatari pair continued their winning streak yesterday, starting with a thrilling three-set win over the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalists Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler of Germany. Younousse and Ahmed rallied back after dropping the first set 21-16 to claim the next two sets 21-17 and 15-13 to fend off the high-flying World No.3 pair.
Later in the evening, Younousse and Ahmed defeated Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands. In another tightly contested match, the Qatari stars secured their first straight-set win of the tournament, winning 23-21, 22-20.