Young Vietnamese tennis talent Nguyen Van Phuong shone in the Lee Duk Hee Cup, an international junior tennis tournament held in South Korea on Wednesday.

Phuong, the tournament’s second seed, beat Park Yong Joon of the host country 2-0 (6-4, 7-6) in the first round of men’s singles.

Phuong, 17, is world junior ranking number 80, while Park, 16, is ranked 2,253.

In the men’s doubles, Phuong paired with Kim Dong Ju of South Korea to beat Homin Kwag and Park Yong Joon 2-0 (6-0, 6-3) in the second round to reach the quarter-finals.

Earlier, Phuong was knocked out in the quarter-finals of men’s doubles at the World Super Junior Tennis Championships in Japan. — VNS