VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam struggled to win his first round match at the Viet Nam Men’s Futures F9 tennis tournament yesterday (Nov 1) in Binh Duong Province.

Survivor: Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam goes through to second round of the Men’s Futures F9. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

Nam, who is seeded No 4 at the tournament, needed two and a half hours to beat Belgian Victor Poncelet 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the singles event.

Nam will next play teammate wildcard holder Trinh Linh Giang who beat South Korean Moon Ju-hea 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

Nam on Monday reached his best world ranking at No 629, according to the ATP’s release.

He jumps seven steps up compared to his previous position thanks to his quarter-final berth at the F7 event two weeks ago and a win at the F8 last week.

In other matches yesterday, Noh Sang-woo of South Korea won 6-0, 6-1 over host Tran Van Hoa; Chinese Taipei Hung Jui-chen beat Nguyen Van Phuong of Viet Nam 6-1, 6-0; No 1 Ti Chen of Chinese Taipei, who pairs with Nam in the doubles event, advanced after winning 7-5, 6-0 over Poland’s Karol Dzreweicki.

VNS