The Vietnamese on February 15 morning beatqualifier Peng Changwei of the host nation 6-1, 6-4 in the first round match.
He will next face seed No 1 Danilo Petrovic ofSerbia. Petrovic, who beat Japanese Issei Okamura in another match, is world No321, while Nam is No 634.
Nam is also participating in the doublesevent, pairing with Chinese Sun Fajing. They will play host duo Wang Aoxiongand Wu Hao in the first round match.-VNA