Việt Nam''s rising tennis hopes gather momentum as young debutant Đức and his teammates target SEA Games success after intensive preparation and tough international warm-up battles.
The fifth edition tournament featured more than 500 players from the construction materials and interior decoration industries, working in 27 cities and provinces.
Đức, of AP Sports Club, defeated senior rival, Nguyễn Văn Phương of the Military 6-1, 7-5 in the men''s singles category to top the ranking table for the third year in a row.
To build a competitive team, the Việt Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) is currently hosting a ion competition aimed at identifying the best players for the Davis Cup line-up.
Champion Lam Quang Tri failed to defend his title at the National Top
Players'' Tennis Tournament in HCM City after he withdrew yesterday
because of injury.
Viet Nam''s number six seed Ly Hoang Nam has entered the quarter-final of
the Egypt F27 Futures Tennis Tournament. Nam defeated Cameron Silverman
of the United States 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday.
Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam secured a ticket to compete
in the main round of the US$10,000 Egypt F27 Futures tennis tournament
on August 18 morning.