Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam earned a place in the men’s singles quarter-finals the Futures Viet Nam F1 tennis tournament in Hue yesterday.

Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn

Nam, No 1 seed and world No 461, defeated Kelsey Stevenson of Canada, world No 1,087 with the score of 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 in the second round.

Nam, who has the highest ranking athlete among 68 participants from 21 countries and territories taking part in the event, will meet Nishiwaki Kazuki of Japan, world No 998 who beat Aaron Addison of Australia, world No 1,275, in the quarter-final match.

Meanwhile, young talent Nguyen Van Phuong, 17, was was beaten in the second round by  No 8 seed Takashi Saito of Japan 1-6, 4-6.

In the men’s doubles category, Nam and Le Quoc Khanh also beat Japanese No 2 seeds Yuichi Ito and Jumpei Yamasaki 4-6, 6-2, 10-2 (super tie break) to reach the quarter-finals. — VNS