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| The talented young tennis star Nguyen Van Phuong. — Photo sohacdn.com |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Young Vietnamese tennis talent Nguyen Van Phuong, 17, booked a ticket to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Lee Duk Hee Cup in South Korea on Thursday.
Phuong, world junior ranking number 80, beat Cihan Akay of Australia, world junior number 272, 2-1 (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) in the international junior tournament.
The Binh Duong–born player will meet Kang Wanseok of the host nation, world junior number 538, in the quarterfinals.
In the men’s doubles category, Phuong and Kim Dong Ju of South Korea upset the number two seed, Stefan Storch and Tom Sweeny of Australia, 2-0 (6-2, 6-4) in the quarterfinals.
Phuong and Kim will face Chen Dong of Australia and Miu Hirano of Japan in the semifinals. — VNS
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