KARACHI Pakistan opened their junior Davis Cup pre-qualifiers campaign at Myanmar on winning note when they breezed past Sri Lanka 2-1 in the Group A tie on Friday. According to results made available here, Pakistan had a dismal start after Faizan Khurram went down to Vimuktha De Alwis 4-6, 2-6. However, Heera Ashiq neutralised by getting the better of Thruna Eshwarage 6-0, 6-3 in the next singles. Heera later teamed up with Mohammad Abid to carve out 6-3, 6-3 victory over Lankan pair of Vimuktha De Alwis and Ashan De Silva in the decisive doubles. Seven countries are competing in the first phase of the competition. They have been drawn in two groups and top two teams will advance into the next stage.
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