In Centurion first Under 18 title for Greyling and Chand

Celebrations in Centurion, South Africa, for Joshua Paul Greyling and Muhammed Dayyan Chand. The home player and the Botswana athlete secured their first victory in the Under 18 boys’ category at the FIP Promises event held over the weekend at Balwin Padel – Munyaka, where they defeated the surprise Lebanese pair Adam Safieddine and Ali Jafaar in the final. With this success, Joshua Greyling climbed 16 positions in the African FIP Promises Under 18 Ranking, entering the top 20 (19th place). Chand, meanwhile, is now among the top ten, in ninth position.

 

In the girls’ category of the same age group, the title went to Caterina Frazzitta and Imaan Valli, both from South Africa, who won the final against compatriots Aaliyah Hartnick and Tasiyah Gani. Valli also completed a double by claiming the Under 16 title alongside Basma Moola. Ayaaz Omar also stood out, winning both the Under 16 and Under 14 boys’ titles, respectively with Muhammad Saley and Fayzaan Anverali.

 

A total of eight draws were contested, four in the boys’ and four in the girls’ events. Centurion hosted the third South African stop of the 2026 FIP Promises Tour, following the events held in Johannesburg and Cape Town between February and March.

 

Here are all the winners of the FIP Promises Centurion:

 

Under 18 boys’: Joshua Paul Greyling/Muhammed Dayyan Chand

Under 18 girls’: Caterina Frazzitta/Imaan Valli

Under 16 boys’: Ayaaz Omar/Muhammad Saley

Under 16 girls’: Basma Moola/Imaan Valli

Under 14 boys’: Ayaaz Omar/Fayzaan Anverali

Under 14 girls’: Zoey Swarts/Ayaana Chand

Under 12 boys’: Kru Billson/Kai Billson

Under 12 girls’: Amaanah Anverali/Illiyyah Dadabhay