Vietnamese notches double victory in New Zealand ITF championship
Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien and his partner Jack Schipanski
of Australia have won the men's doubles event at the Tennis Central
U18 ITF Summer Championship in New Zealand .
Vietnamese teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien and his partner Jack Schipanski
of Australia have won the men's doubles event at the Tennis Central
U18 ITF Summer Championship in New Zealand .
Thien and Schipanski defeated Mouslay Bradley-Li Tu of Australia 6-3, 6-0 in around 60 minutes on Feb. 11.
Later in the tournament, Thien lost 3-6, 3-6 to his partner in the men's singles semi-finals.
It is the third time in a year that Thien has triumphed in an U18 tournament. The two previous occasions were in Vietnam .
His victory was a step towards breaking into the top 200 players in the world, a feat he plans to achieve this year.
Thien was the first Vietnamese player to be invited to play in the Australian Open./.
Thien and Schipanski defeated Mouslay Bradley-Li Tu of Australia 6-3, 6-0 in around 60 minutes on Feb. 11.
Later in the tournament, Thien lost 3-6, 3-6 to his partner in the men's singles semi-finals.
It is the third time in a year that Thien has triumphed in an U18 tournament. The two previous occasions were in Vietnam .
His victory was a step towards breaking into the top 200 players in the world, a feat he plans to achieve this year.
Thien was the first Vietnamese player to be invited to play in the Australian Open./.
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