Teenager Nguyen Hoang Thien cruised to the quarters-finals of the Vietnam International Junior Championship after beating Denmark 's Mikael Torpegaard 6-4, 6-2 in southern Binh Duong province on Oct. 12.
Thien, the top seed, beat the Republic of Korea 's Lee Sung-hui 6-0, 6-1 in the boys' singles first round on Oct. 11.
The 15-year-old will meet Sweden 's Solberg Christoffer, who beat Vietnamese Ho Huynh Dan Mach 6-2, 6-4, in the quarters at Binh Duong's Becamex Sports Centre on Oct. 13.
Thien just won the men's singles title at the International Junior Championships in the southern province of Bac Lieu on Oct. 9.
Two years ago, Thien took the singles title in Binh Duong province, but only managed third place last year.
Born in 1995, Thien first stepped onto a tennis court at the age of eight.
His target is to break into the top 200 in the world by the time he's 18.
He currently ranks 431st in the International Tennis Federation's junior rankings./.
Thien, the top seed, beat the Republic of Korea 's Lee Sung-hui 6-0, 6-1 in the boys' singles first round on Oct. 11.
The 15-year-old will meet Sweden 's Solberg Christoffer, who beat Vietnamese Ho Huynh Dan Mach 6-2, 6-4, in the quarters at Binh Duong's Becamex Sports Centre on Oct. 13.
Thien just won the men's singles title at the International Junior Championships in the southern province of Bac Lieu on Oct. 9.
Two years ago, Thien took the singles title in Binh Duong province, but only managed third place last year.
Born in 1995, Thien first stepped onto a tennis court at the age of eight.
His target is to break into the top 200 in the world by the time he's 18.
He currently ranks 431st in the International Tennis Federation's junior rankings./.
