Phương enters third round of Copa Del Café

Nguyễn Văn Phương. — Photo sohacdn.com

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Văn Phương secured a place in the third round of the Copa Del Café Junior Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica yesterday.

 一 六-year-old Phương crushed  一 八-year-old Sebastian Welch of Chile  六- 三,  六- 三 in the second round of the men’s singles.

Phương is now junior world No  一 九 三, while Welch is junior world No  一 六 八.

In the next round, Phương will face Zynk Tyler of the US, who is junior world No  八 三 and No  六 seed.

Earlier, Phương of Bình Dương team beat Tomas Kopczynski of the US in the first round.

The Copa del Café, also known as the Coffee Bowl, is an International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade  一 tennis tournament played every January in Costa Rica. — VNS