Vietnamese tennis player qualifies for Thailand F8 quarters

Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand F8 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi province on October 11.
Vietnamese tennis player qualifies for Thailand F8 quarters ảnh 1Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam enter quarter-finals of the Thailand F8 Futures (Photo vietnamnet.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand F8 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nonthaburi province on October 11.

Vietnam’s top tennis ace defeated Japanese Masato Shiga 6-3, 7-5 in the singles second round.

[Vietnamese tennis star through to next round in Thailand]

He will next face second seed Australian Max Purcell. Purcell advanced to the last-eight round after his opponent Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul of the hosts withdrew when down 7-6 (3) to Purcell.

In the doubles, Nam and Japanese Ito Yuichi came from behind to beat No 3 seeds Chung Yunseong and Purcell 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-8 in the quarter-finals.

They will meet top seeds Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Karunuday Singh of India in the last four. The Indians on October 11 won 6-1, 6-3 over wildcards Congsup Congcar and Kittiphong Wachiramanovong of Thailand 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.-VNA
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