Vietnamese teenager Ly Hoang Nam defeated Arconada
Jordi from Argentina in the third round of the Copa del Cafe 2013 to
enter the quarter-finals this morning.
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Ly Hoang Nam.—Source Phapluattp.vn |
HA NOI (VNS)– Vietnamese teenager Ly Hoang Nam defeated Arconada Jordi from Argentina in the third round of the Copa del Cafe 2013 to enter the quarter-finals this morning.
Unseeded Nam, who ranks 276th in the world junior ranking, beat Jordi, the world junior No 297, with a final score of 2-0 (6-4, 6-4).
Nam's rival in the next round will be seed No 4 Jorge Brian Panta Herreros of Peru, world junior No 31.
National champion Nam competed outstandingly in this seven-day event. In the first round, he beat seed No 7 Daniel Kerznerman of the US, then trounced Ortiz Adrian of Mexico.
After this tournament, Nam will move to Venezuela to compete in the Copa Gatorade 2013 on January 7-13.
The Copa del Cafe is an ITF Grade 1 tournament but has the feel and excitement of the Grand Slam and Grade A junior tournaments that take place every year. -- VNS