Phương beats former champion at tennis event

Nguyễn Văn Phương. — Photo tuoitre.vn

HÀ NỘI — Fifteen-year-old Nguyễn Văn Phương of Bình Dương beat former national champion Hoàng Thành Trung of the People’s Police in the men’s singles group A match of the National Tennis Tournament.

The game was played on December  七 in the central province of Nghệ An.

Phương won  六- 四,  四- 六,  五- 四. (Trung retired because of injury).

In other match of Group A, top Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam of Bình Dương defeated Trương Giang Thanh of HCM City  六- 三,  六- 三.

In Group B matches, Nguyễn Đắc Tiến of Hà Nội was defeated by Trịnh Linh Giang of Bình Dương  二- 六,  六( 二)- 七. Meanwhile, Phạm Minh Tuấn of Đà Nẵng crushed Vũ Artem of Bình Dương  六- 二,  六- 四.

On the women’s side, Phan Thị Thanh Bình of Đà Nẵng bested Trần Thị Thanh Trúc of HCM City  六- 二,  六-0 in Group A.

In the men’s doubles, Nam and Phương lost to Quốc Khánh and Quang Trí of HCM City. (Phương retired because of exhaustion). — VNS