Phương reaches quarter-finals of World Super Junior Tennis Championships

Vietnamese young talent Nguyễn Văn Phương. — Photo plo.vn

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Văn Phương has reached the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the World Super Junior Tennis Championships in Japan with his partner Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune of Denmark.

The duo will next face Takahata Kotomi and Shota Tange of Japan.

Phương and his tea妹妹ate beat Gaku Moriya and Tsubasa Nakazato of Japan  六- 一,  六-0 in the first round and overcame Giacomo Dambrosi and Emiliano Maggioli of Italy  六- 三,  七- 六( 三) in the second round.

In the men’s singles, Phương, world junior No  七 四 and No  七 seed, beat Hiroki Sakagawa, world junior No  三 四 五,  六- 一,  七- 六 in the first round, but lost to Chen Dong of Australia, world No  一 四 八,  六- 二,  六- 二 in the next match.

Following this event, Phương will stay in Japan to compete in the Dunlop Srixon Japan Open Junior Championships to be held from October  二 三- 二 八. — VNS