VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Van Phuong got through to the second round of the Men’s Futures Viet Nam F1 tennis tournament, held in Hue yesterday. Nam beat Matthew Romios of Australia 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.

Ly Hoang Nam. — Photo plo.vn

Nam of Binh Duong is world No 458 and No 1 seed in the event. While Matthew is world No 947. He has the highest ranking athlete among 68 participants from 21 countries and territories taking part in the event.

Another Vietnamese representative, Nguyen Van Phuong, world No 1,580, defeated Darren Polkinghorne of Australia, world No 1,278, 6-3, 6-3. In the next round, Nam will face Kelsey Stevenson of Canada, who is world No 1,087. While Phuong will meet No 8 seed Saito Takashi of Japan, world No 908.

Trinh Linh Giang lost to Michael Look of Australia 6-3, 1-6, 1-6 and Pham Minh Tuan was defeated by Nishiwaki Kazuki of Nhat Ban 2-6, 2-6.

Source: VNS