Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed seven places to the 870th spot in the ATP world rankings despite not having played any matches during the past two weeks. Nam and his three male colleagues – Nguyen Dac Tien, Nguyen Hoang Thien, and Pham Minh Tuan – are currently in Nonthaburi, Thailand preparing for play-off matches against the host of the Davis Cup Group II Asia-Oceania. The winner will advance to compete against the winner of the match between the Philippines and Chinese Taipei. The two finalists will also seal their berths to play in Group I next year. VOV … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Nam rises 7 places in ATP world rankings
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Ly Hoang Nam moves up in ATP rankings
>> Ly Hoang Nam jumps 190 places in ATP rankings>> First Vietnamese tennis player wins Wimbledon title Nam’s promotion resulted from his exceptional showing over the past month, notably the Wimbledon boys’ doubles title won with Indian partner Sumit Nagal two days ago. Earlier on May 11, Nam made an incredible jump of 190 notches to settle for 1,256th place. Do Minh Quan is known as the Vietnamese player with the best ever ATP ranking - 1002nd in 2006. Ly Hoang Nam is scheduled to take part in the 2015 US Open this August, making history as Vietnam’s first tennis player to play in all the four Grand Slam Junior tournaments in a year - the Australian Open, the Roland Garros, the Wimbledon and the US Open. … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Nam moves up in ATP rankings
Vietnamese tennis star makes a jump on ATP rankings
>>> Vietnam’s tennis star jumps 126 places in ATP rankings This was Nam’s third consecutive jump on the world standings over the past weeks, which was attributed to his making the second round of the recent Cambodia F3 Futures tournament. Earlier on December 14, Nam made history as Vietnam’s first player to successfully conquer the ATP’s top 1000 so far. Do Minh Quan was the closest previously to the list with his 1,002 ranking in 2006. In regards to this achievement, the Tennis World USA magazine ran an article on Monday, saying that Nam has created history for Vietnam by becoming the country’s first player to “break into the Top 1,000 rankings in the world”. Nam is experiencing a successful 2015, leaving an impressive mark at many big tournaments. 18-year-old Nam attended all four junior Grand Slams and even won the Wimbledon junior doubles trophy. In addition, Nam reached the semi-finals of the ITF Futures event in Cambodia last … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tennis star makes a jump on ATP rankings
Quan and Khanh take ATP Challenger quarter-final
Quan and Khanh take ATP Challenger quarter-final (14-03-2007) Dynamic duo: Do Minh Quan serves as Le Quoc Khanh looks on during their doubles match against Uzbekistan's Farukh Dustov and Swede Michael Ryderstedt at the Samsung ATP Challenger in HCM City. The Vietnamese duo sailed through to the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-3 win. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vu HA NOI — Top-ranked local player Do Minh Quan and teammate Le Quoc Khanh advanced to the quarter-final of the Samsung ATP Challenger after sailing over Farukh Dustov from Uzbekistan and Swede Michael Ryderstedt in the doubles event on Monday. Quan, snagged wild cards in the singles main draw and lost to Chinese Taipei's Lu Yen-Hsun 6-3, 6-3 on Monday morning, and Khanh took a 7-5, 6-3 win in the round of 16, securing a quarter-final berth for Viet Nam for the first time in the tournaments 10-year history. They broke from a 5-5 draw in the first set to win 7-5. In the second set, Dustov and Ryderstedt suffered … [Read more...] about Quan and Khanh take ATP Challenger quarter-final
Federer claims Sampras’ ATP record
Roger Federer is now the longest-serving world number one in the history of the ATP world rankings. He therefore passes Pete Sampras' tally of 286 weeks as world number one and adds another record to his name. … [Read more...] about Federer claims Sampras’ ATP record