Ly Hoang Nam is seeded ninth at the Chang Thailand ITF Junior Grade 1, to be held in Bangkok from March 2 to 7. — Photo ngoisao.net

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's No 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam is seeded ninth for the Chang Thailand ITF Junior Grade 1, to be held in Bangkok from March 2 to 7.

Nam, who ranks 70th in the world junior rankings, will face several young talents in this event such as world number 12 Santillan Arika of Australia and world number 28 Chang Yeong Oh of South Korea. However, the Vietnamese player has set a target of advancing to the event's semi-final round.

After this tournament, he will join his teammates to compete in the 2015 Davis Cup's Asia/Oceania Zone Group 3, to be held in Malaysia from March 25 to 28. — VNS