SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Sri Lankan juniors delivered a strong home performance as Ashlin de Silva, Nevan Kannangara, Jayin de Seram and Rehan Gunawardhane all won their boys' second-round matches at the ITF J60 Tennis Tournament Week 1 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.

De Silva overcame China's Jia Yao Song 6-3, 7-6 in a hard-fought contest. After taking the opening set comfortably, the Sri Lankan was pushed in the second but held his nerve to seal the match in straight sets.

Kannangara also impressed with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory over South Korea's Yubeen Kim. The Sri Lankan controlled the match from the start and did not allow his opponent a chance to recover. De Seram continued the strong run for the ...