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Nam and Hien Set for All-Vietnam Final at Ho Chi Minh Open
Vietnam is guaranteed a men's doubles medal at the PPA Asia 500 Ho Chi Minh Open after two home pairs reached the final. Former tennis number one Ly Hoang Nam and his…
The Story in Brief
Vietnam is guaranteed a men's doubles medal at the PPA Asia 500 Ho Chi Minh Open after two home pairs reached the final. Former tennis number one Ly Hoang Nam and his partner Collin Johns, a former world number one in men's doubles, will face Truong Vinh Hien and Do Minh Quan on Sunday. Nam and Johns dropped the first game against Ryan Lam and Colin Wong before winning 11-1 and 11-5, then beat Hong Kong's Jack Wong and South Korea's Eungwon Kim in the semifinals. Hien and Quan defeated Robert Stirling and Kenta Miyoshi to reach the final. Hien was runner-up in men's doubles at the Singapore Open last month. The final is at the New Sports Club in City Park complex.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Vietnam has overnight become a pickleball powerhouse ignores that both finalists, Nam and Hien, are former tennis players riding on transferable skills. The sport is still niche globally. The real test will come when these home-grown talents face top international pairs outside Asia without the home crowd advantage. Watch how many Vietnamese players break into the PPA top 50 next year.
Source: timesnownews.com
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