VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam will become the first Vietnamese to compete in the final of an Asian tennis tournament.

Ly Hoang Nam will become the first Vietnamese to compete in the final of an Asian tennis tournament.— Photo baodanang

Yesterday (Aug 22), he grabbed a berth in the final match of the boys' event at the Asian Youth Games' tennis event in Nanjing, China.

Nam, No 4 seed, defeated Dmitry Popko of Kazakhstan 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the semi-finals.

His rival today is Filipino Mendoza Zosimo, No 2. Zosimo yesterday beat Garvit Batra, of the Independent Olympic Athletes team, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-0.

Nam is ranked 142nd on the world junior table, while Zosimo is No 89.

Source: VNS