Ly Hoang Nam jumped 18 spots to world No 683 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam

Another Vietnamese representative, Nguyen Hoang Thien dropped 28 spots to world No 2,002. In the men’s doubles category, Nam ranks 818th, while Thiên ranks 901st. 

Nam will meet Maxime Tabatruong of France, world No 638 in the first round of the VNOpen today.

Nam, who won the Wimbledon boys’ doubles, aims to break the top 500 this year. 

The VN Open has total prize money of US$50,000 and features some strong tennis players, including Jaziri Malek of Tunisia, world No 55, Sela Dudi of Israel, world No 70, Daniel Taro of Japan, world No 88 and Jordan Thompson of Australia, world No 95. 

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