On 16 Aug, Vietnam tennis team with 8 members went to Indonesia to attend ASIAD 2018. According to the schedule, tennis will happen from 19 to 25 Aug at Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia with 5 contents including men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, men and women's doubles.
In the Vietnam tennis team, Becamex Binh Duong had 3 athletes, including Vietnam No. 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam, No. 3 Trinh Linh Giang, and young talent Nguyen Van Phuong. This 18-year-old player won three championships of ITF U18 men's singles (China), TC Bakkum Dutch Junior Open (Netherlanders), and U18 ITF Junior Circuit – Hai Dang Cup within 2018 more than 1 month. At ASIAD 18, in addition to single contents, Hoang Nam is expected to pair with Van Phuong or Linh Giang. The remaining members of the team Pham Minh Tuan, Savanna Ly Nguyen, and Fodor Csillawill compete under the guidance of Coach Truong Quoc Bao.
Reported by C.Thanh – Translated by Ngoc Huynh