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Vietnam's top tennis player chooses new partner for US Open campaign

Xinhua, August 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam will pair with Japanese Akira Santillan to compete at the US Open's junior circuit next month, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Thursday.

Nam failed to team up with Sumit Nagal, who lifted the Wimbledon trophy with him last moth, as the Indian is not playing in New York. "I contacted to ask Akira to pair with me. He has very powerful serves and forehand," the world junior No. 12 said about his partner who, when playing as a team with Relley Opelka, had lost to Nam and Nagal in the Wimbledon boys' doubles final match.

Akira, 18, is No. 8 in the world junior rankings. He defeated Nam in the second round of the Australian Open in January and later in the finals of the Chang Thailand ITF Junior.

Nam will also take part in the boys' singles category.

The US Open will begin on August 31 and last till September 9. The junior competition is from September 6. Endi