Namdid not compete in an international tennis tournaments in the past week. He nowhas 48 points.
Vietnam’sNo 2 player, Nguyen Hoang Thien, also dropped eight spots from world No 1,539to 1,601, with only two points.
Additionally,Vietnamese representative Trinh Linh Giang slid 23 steps from world No 2,049 to2,072 with only one point.
Inthe men’s doubles rankings, Nam also dropped two places from world No 619 to621. Meanwhile, Nguyen Hoang Thien rose two slots to world No 784.-VNA