Nam in, Thiên out at Men’s Futures tourney
Lý Hoàng Nam proceeds to the quarter-finals of the Việt Nam Men’s Futures F 七. — VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — No 五 seed Lý Hoàng Nam advanced to the quarter-finals of the Việt Nam Men’s Futures F 七 tennis tournament in Bình Dương Province yesterday.
Nam easily trounced Japanese Ken Oshini 六- 一, 六- 三 in a 七0-minute match.
Wild card Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên was eliminated from the tournament after a 一- 二 loss to Masato Shiga of Japan yesterday.
Thiên played equally to the No 三 seed in the first two sets, which ended 五- 七 and 七- 五, as both players lost a break point in the last games.
However the Vietnamese could not maintain the high peak in the third set. He quickly collapsed and was defeated 二- 六.
Shiga advances to the quarter-finals where he will play host representative Nam.
In other matches, No 二 Laurent Rochette of France beat Sam Matheson of New Zealand 六- 二, 六- 三; Australian Stefan Skadarka came from behind to beat Mislav Bosnjak 三- 六, 六- 一, 七- 六 ( 五); No 八 seed Noh Sang-woo of South Korea won 六- 二, 五- 七, 六- 一 over Jirat Navasirisomboon of Thailand. — VNS