Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam came from behind to beat Ji Hoon Son of South Korea in the first round of the Viet Nam F2 Futures tennis tournament held in Hue yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam. — Photo VTF

The No 1 seed and world No 461 defeated Ji, world No 839, 3-6, 7-5 and 6-0.

The 21-year-old Nam will next face Rio Noguchi of Japan, world No 923, who lost to Nam twice in recent meets.

Earlier, Tay Ninh-born Nam was the runner-up in the men’s singles category of the F1 Futures tennis tournament. Nam and his senior partner, Le Quoc Khanh, also earned the silver medal in the doubles event.

Nam aims to take the trophy of the Futures series for the third time on home soil. — VNS