VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the second round in the Thailand F4 Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province yesterday.

Ly Hoang Nam enters second round of Thailand F4 Futures. — Photo baomoi.com

Nam, seeded No. 1, defeated Noh Sang-woo of South Korea 6-2, 6-2 in their first-round match. He will next play Kittirat Kerdlaphee of Thailand, who beat Justin Barki of Indonesia with the same score in another match.

Nam who paired with teammate Nguyen Hoang Thien, however, failed in the first round of the doubles event. The No. 3 seeds lost 1-6, 3-6 to Darren Polkinghorne and Calum Puttergill of Australia.

In the latest tennis rankings, Nam has maintained his No. 471, the highest in his career. Trinh Linh Giang climbed to No. 1,348 and Thien dropped three rungs to No. 1,470.

In the youth rankings, Nguyen Van Phuong, who won a singles title and a silver medal in the doubles event at the Becamex Binh Duong Cup last week, climbed 121 steps to No. 390 in the youth world rankings.

Huynh Minh Thinh, Phuong’s partner, jumped from No. 1,517 to No. 1,416. Tat Thai Nguyen ranked No. 1,728, 231 rungs higher than his previous position.

Source: VNS