Australia’s Thompson wins Vietnam Open

No 4 seed Jordan Thompson won the Vietnam Open tennis tournament which closed on October 16 in HCM City.

Monday, October 17, 2016 10:55

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Australian Jordan Thompson wins Vietnam Open 2016 (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - No 4 seed Jordan Thompson won the Vietnam Open tennis tournament which closed on October 16 in HCM City.

The Australian came from behind to defeat Japanese rival Go Soeda, who was seeded No 6, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 to take the men’s singles title.

Thompson who finished second last year enjoy a 7,200 USD and 90 points to improving his world ranking.

Earlier in the doubles event, Sa Ratiwatana and So Ratiwatana of Thailand beat Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Ramakumar Ramanathan of India 7-5, 6-4 to take their trophy.

Vietnam Open is a professional tournament played on hard court. It is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour with a bonus of 50,000 USD for the winners.-VNA

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