Doubles pair Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Hoang Thien secured a berth in the next round of the Vietnam F1 Men’s Futures yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Ly Hoang Nam (right) and Nguyen Hoang Thien.

The Vietnamese duo defeated Chiu Yu Hsiang and Yamasaki Jumpei 6-2, 6-3 in the first round which was delayed on Tuesday because of rain.

They will next play the French No 2 seeds Antoine Escoffier-Jonathan Kanar in the quarter-finals.

Two pairs from Vietnam failed to progress.

Trịnh Linh Giang and Vu Artem lost 6-7 (5), 5-7 to No 1 seeds Jake Delaney and Darren Polkinghorne, both of Australia.

Huynh Minh Huy and Le Quoc Khanh were defeated 1-6, 3-6 by Japanese No 3 seeds Shintaro Imai and Kento Takeuchi.

Nam is the only Vietnamese still in the men’s singles and has his second round match against No 1 seed Seon Chan Hong of South Korea today.

VNS