Nam enters 2nd round of China F2 Men’s Futures
Top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam. — Photo tuoitre.vnHÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam earned a berth in the second round of the China F 二 Men’s Futures tournament in China yesterday.Nam, who has risen three places from 六 三 四 to 六 三 一 in the world rankings, beat No 五 seed Franco Agameone of Argentina, world No 四 七 三, 六- 三, 六- 三 in the first round of the men’s singles category.
In the next round, Nam will face Yang Tsung-hua, world No 六 八 四, of Chinese Taipei.
Earlier, Nam and his partner, Sun Fajing of China, who are the No 四 pair, were defeated by Huang Liang-chi of Chinese Taipei and Issei Okamura of Japan 六- 七, 二- 六 in the first match in the men’s doubles category. — VNS