Local player through to Copa Gatorade third round

Vietnam’s rising tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has overcome 13th seed Marcelo Tebet Filho of Brazil in the second round of the Copa Gatorade in Venezuela.
Vietnam’s rising tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has overcome 13th seed Marcelo Tebet Filho of Brazil in the second round of the Copa Gatorade in Venezuela.

16-year-old Nam battled through the first set and took it on a tie-break before brushing his opponent aside 6-0 in the second.

The win earned Nam 30 valuable world ranking points.

He will next face either Luca Corinteli of the US or Jakob Johansson Holm from Sweden.-VNA

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