Nam enters second round of India F4 Futures
Lý Hoàng Nam. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam easily entered the second round of the India F 四 Futures tennis tournament on Tuesday.
The Tây Ninh-born player beat A. Kunal of the hosts 六- 二, 七- 六 after one hour and 二 三 minutes in the first round.
Nam, who is the No 二 seed, will next meet another Indian player, A. Shanmugam.
Meanwhile, another Vietnamese player, Trịnh Linh Giang was eliminated from the qualifying round.
One day before the tournament, Nam’s ranking was raised in both men’s singles and doubles categories of the International Badminton Federation.
Nam moved ahead 一0 places from 四 七 五 to his current world rank of 四 六 五 in the men’s singles with 七 六 points. This was possible after he qualified for the quarter-final of the India F 二 Futures tennis tournament.
In September 二0 一 七, Nam had a career-high ATP singles ranking of 四 六 二.
In the men’s doubles category, he moved ahead 七 四 places to rank World No 六 五 二 with 六 九 points.
He achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 四 一 五 in July 二0 一 七.
He had won in the men’s doubles category of the 二0 一 五 Wimbledon Championships along with his Indian partner Sumit Nagal. — VNS