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Vietnam's top player ranks 14th in world junior tennis

Xinhua, April 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has leapt 18 notches to be ranked 14th in the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s latest junior rankings, the federation announced on its website on Wednesday.

Nam's ranking shot up following his success at the ITF Asian Closed Junior Championships in India last Saturday, where he won both the men's singles and doubles event.

In Asia, Nam is now ranked fifth behind Chan Seong Hong, Hee Duck Lee, and Yunseong Chun of South Korea and Japan's Akira Santillan.

This is the highest ITF Junior ranking a young Vietnamese player has ever achieved, and is commensurate with Nam's efforts, as well as the investments he has made in the right direction as one of Vietnam's most promising young tennis talents, local Vietnam News daily reported.

If Nam maintains his rank among the top 15 young players in the world, he will certainly be seeded at the Junior French Championships held at Roland Garros in late May and could avoid strong opponents in the early rounds.

Nam, who is training in Vietnam's southern Binh Duong province, will leave for Bangkok, Thailand soon to take part in the Men's Future scheduled from April 27 to May 3.

During the Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup in Malaysia last month, the 18-year-old player won both the men's singles and doubles trophies. Endit