Vu Thanh Tung of Lang Son wins his match at the Viet Nam Tennis Federation Masters 500 tournament on June 3. — Photo courtesy of VTF

Tung of the hosts defeated Hoang Bao Long from Hanoi 6-2, 6-3 in the men’s singles.

His teammate Dinh Hoang Lam lost 5-7, 3-6 to Nguyen Minh Nhat of Hung Thinh-HCM City.

Veteran Pham Minh Tuan of Hung Thinh-HCM City enjoyed an easy win of 6-1, 6-1 over Hanoian Bui Hoang Anh.

No 8 seed Tran Tien Thinh of Hung Thinh-HCM City got off to a good start with a 6-0, 6-1 win over teammate Tran Van Quoc Duy.

There were no surprises in the women’s event.

Phan Diem Quynh of Becamex Binh Duong beat Son La’s Tong Thi Nguyen 6-1, 6-1, while Nguyen Thi Mai Linh of Hanoi defeated Tran Thi Tra My of Son La 7-6(3), 6-4.

Seeded players will start the tournament today.

The semi-finals and finals will be aired live on different channels and apps including Thể Thao TV, Thể Thao Tin tức HD, VTVcab ON and Onme on June 8-9.

VNS