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Top Vietnamese tennis ace jumps 39 spots in world rankings

Ly Hoang Nam jumped 36 spots to world No 591 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced on April 3.
Top Vietnamese tennis ace jumps 39 spots in world rankings ảnh 1Tennis player Ly Hoang Nam (Photo: baotintuc.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Ly Hoang Nam jumped 36 spots to world No 591 in thelatest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings,announced on April 3.

It is the best ranking in his career and a new high for tennis in the country.

Inthe men’s doubles rankings, Nam also leapt forward, from world No 587 to 545.

Theimprovement comes after Nam’s success during two weeks of competition in Japan.Southern Tay Ninh province-born player entered the quarter-final of the JapanF2 Future tennis tournament and the semi-final of the Japan F3 tournament.

Nam,who won the boy’s doubles title at the 2015 Wimbledon Championship along withIndian partner Sumit Nagal, aims to finish in the top 400 this year.

Inother news, Nam won’t compete for Vietnam in the Davis Cup 2017, Asia/OceaniaZone Group 2 because of injury. Vietnam will face Iran on April 7-9.

Vietnamwill send Truong Quoc Bao, Nguyen Hoang Thien, Pham Minh Tuan and Le Quoc Khanhto play in this event.-VNA
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