Thien grabbed three bonus point fromthe Men’s Futures events in previous weeks. He jumps from No 1,602 to hiscurrent position, marking his highest place in his career.
Trinh Linh Giang also has a higherrank at No 2,058, one better than previous spot.
Meanwhile their teammate, Ly HoangNam, dropped 40 steps to No 653. It was attributed to the cancellation of theCambodia F2 Men’s Futures this year. Nam, who entered the semi-final round lastyear, has no chance to defend his six points here.
Positions in the men’s and women’stop 30 are unchanged.
In other tennis news, Thien and hiscoaches have been donated free flights to all competition venues in one year byWorldtrans.
His first plan after the deal willbe a training course and competition in the United States. They departed onDecember 13.
Thien then will take part in theDavis Cup when Vietnam will host Hong Kong on February 3 and 5. — VNA