Nam qualifies for Thailand F8 quarters
Lý Hoàng Nam of Việt Nam enter quarter-finals of the Thailand F 八 Futures. — Photo vietnamnet.vn
HÀ NỘI — Lý Hoàng Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Thailand F 八 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Nonthaburi Province.
Việt Nam’s top tennis ace defeated Japanese Masato Shiga 六- 三, 七- 五 in the singles second round.
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 七- 六 ( 三) to Purcell.
In the doubles, Nam and Japanese Ito Yuichi came from behind to beat No 三 seeds Chung Yun搜索引擎优化 ng and Purcell 六- 七 ( 六), 六- 四, 一0- 八 in the quarter-finals.
They will meet top seeds Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Karunuday Singh of India in the last four. The Indians yesterday won 六- 一, 六- 三 over wildcards Congsup Congcar and Kittiphong Wachiramanovong of Thailand 四- 六, 六- 三, 一0- 八. — VNS