Nam enters quarters-final of VN F1 tennis event
Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam earned a place in the men’s singles quarter-finals the Futures Việt Nam F 一 tennis tournament in Huế yesterday.
Nam, No 一 seed and world No 四 六 一, defeated Kelsey Stevenson of Canada, world No 一,0 八 七 with the score of 六- 一, 三- 六, 六- 二 in the second round.
Nam, who has the highest ranking athlete among 六 八 participants from 二 一 countries and territories taking part in the event, will meet Nishiwaki Kazuki of Japan, world No 九 九 八 who beat Aaron Addison of Australia, world No 一, 二 七 五, in the quarter-final match.
Meanwhile, young talent Nguyễn Văn Phương, 一 七, was was beaten in the second round by No 八 seed Takashi Saito of Japan 一- 六, 四- 六.
In the men’s doubles category, Nam and Lê Quốc Khánh also beat Japanese No 二 seeds Yuichi Ito and Jumpei Yamasaki 四- 六, 六- 二, 一0- 二 (super tie break) to reach the quarter-finals. — VNS