Ly Hoang Nam booked a ticket to compete in the quarter-finals of the Sweden F5 Futures tennis tournament on Wednesday.

Ly Hoang Nam

No 8 seed Nam beat Michal Konecny of Czech Republic 7-6, 6-2 in the men’s singles second round.

Nam is world No 503, while Konecny is world No 566. Earlier, Nam beat Carl Gustafsson of the hosts 6-3, 6-2 in the first round.

Nam, born in the southern province of Tay Ninh, will face No 1 seed Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland, world No 352, in the quarter-finals.

The Sweden F5 Futures contest, with total prizes of US$25,000, is part of Nam’s training trip in Spain. — VNS