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Vietnamese boy wins double at Melbourne Open

Nguyen Trung Nam of Vietnam won a brace of titles at the 2018 Melbourne Open Championships on January 16 in Australia.
Vietnamese boy wins double at Melbourne Open ảnh 1Nguyen Trung Nam of Vietnam poses for a photo in front of the court at the Australian Open. He won two junior titles at the Melbourne Open Championships on Tuesday. ( Photo: sggp.org.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Trung Nam of Vietnam won a brace of titles atthe 2018 Melbourne Open Championships on January 16 in Australia.

Trung took part in both boys’ U11 and U13categories at the annual tournament which is organised by the Boroondara TennisCentre for both local and international athletes.

Trung took three wins in the U11 categoryand topped the ranking with six points. He then met almost no difficulty inbeating No 1 seed Rohan Chalisgaonkar 6-3, 6-2 in the U13 final.

The 11-year-old also came second in the U13double pool. He paired with Tim Le and they won one and lost one match. Thewinners were Xaivea Jae Briscuso and Sarthak Sharma who secured two wins.

Trung has been playing tennis since he wasa little boy. He is a member of a talented team trained by former national teamplayer Le Quoc Khanh in Ho Chi Minh City.

He won a silver medal in the U10 class atthe national tournament for juniors in 2016. A year later he took a bronze forthe U12s.

Coach Khanh said Nam has great potential,and is smart and hard working. He could be a promising athlete for Vietnam inthe future. - VNA
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