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Nam, Thiên earn wild cards at Vietnam Open

Lý Hoàng Nam (left) and Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên of the hosts will play at the Vietnam Open as wild card holders. — Photo of the VTF

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese players Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên were issued wild cards to compete in the main round of the Vietnam Open tennis tournament, which begins on October  一0 in HCM City.

Nam is the world No  七0 一 and Thiên is ranked No  一, 九 七 四. Their rivals are ranked in the world’s top  三00.

Among them are No  五 五 Jazizi Malek of Tunisia, No  七0 Sela Dudi of Israel, No  八 八 Daniel Taro from Japan and No  一 一 五 Stakhovsky Sergiy of Ukraine, who defeated former No  一 Roger Federer in the second round of the Wimbledon in  二0 一 三.

The qualification begins today (October  八) at the Lan Anh Tennis Court.

The Vietnam Open is held as part of the ATP’s Challenger series, offering a total bonus of US$ 五0,000. The winners will earn  九0 points and $ 七. 二00. — VNS