Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam is through to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Spain F28 Futures tournament in Madrid.

Nam, from the southern province of Tây Ninh, beat Alexis Musialek of France 4-6, 6-3 and 6-1 in the second round on Thursday.

Nam is world No 521, while Musialek is world No 606.

Nam also defeated Alejandro Moro Canas of Spain 2-1 in the first round.

No 8 seed Nam will next face No 3 seed Daniel Munoz-De La Nava of Spain in the quarter-finals.

The US$25,000 event will close on Sunday. — VNS