Ly Hoang Nam beat Vasil Kirkov of the US in the men's singles, second round of the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio tournament on May 20. — Photo vtv.vn

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam, defeated Vasil Kirkov of the US in the men's singles, during the second round of the Grade A Trofeo Bonfiglio tournament in Milan, Italy on May 20.

Nam, world junior No 14, won 2-0 (7-5, 6-2). He will meet Wu Tung Lin of Chinese Taipei, world junior No 80, in the next round.

Earlier, Nam and the Philippines' Alberto Lim lost to Italy's Oradini Giacomo and Summaria Corrado 4-6, 1-6 in the first round of the men's doubles. — VNS