Ly Hoang Nam entered the singles semi-finals and doubles final of the Indian youth tournament.

Vietnam's number one tennis player is getting closer to winning the double youth championship in Malaysia last month.

In the men's doubles semi-final on April 16, Ly Hoang Nam/Alberto Lim defeated the Japanese pair Yuya Ito/Yusuke Takahashi in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3. With this result, they won the right to play in the final, meeting the pair Sora Fukuda/Renta Tokuda also from the land of the rising sun. In which Tokuda is the second seeded player.

Hoang Nam is currently ranked 32nd among the world's top young tennis players. Photo: Duc Dong.

Along with his rise in doubles, Hoang Nam also achieved success in singles. The 1997-born player won the right to play in the semi-finals after defeating Yaya Ito in the quarter-finals on April 16. In the first set, Hoang Nam defeated his opponent with a score of 6-3, before winning 6-0 in the second set.

The doubles final and singles semi-finals with Hoang Nam will take place on April 17.

The junior tournament in India that Hoang Nam participated in was the Asian Closed Junior, which is in group B1 of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Hoang Nam was seeded number one in this tournament.

By reaching the doubles final and singles semi-finals, Hoang Nam is closer to achieving the double championship achievement of a month ago at the junior tournament in Malaysia. Hoang Nam's partner at that time was also Filipino player Alberto Lim.

If he wins this tournament, Hoang Nam will have a great chance to enter the Top 25 young tennis players in the world. Currently, his position is 32.

According to VNE