The Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) will hold a selection round for three spots on the national tennis team to participate in the Davis Cup Group III in 2025, taking place from June 9 to 15 at AP Sports Stadium (Thao Dien, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City). However, this list will not include the presence of Vietnam's number 1 tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam.
Since June 2, the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) has announced the first two names to join the 2025 Davis Cup team: Nguyen Van Phuong (Army) and Vu Ha Minh Duc (AP Sport).
These are two official slots out of a total of five positions for the Vietnam Davis Cup team. Of these two players, Vu Ha Minh Duc, the reigning national champion, recently played at the M15 Singha Pattaya Open but was eliminated in the first round. This young player lost to the tournament's number 1 seed, Jirat Navasirisomboon, who won the silver medal at the 29th SEA Games when he defeated Ly Hoang Nam.
Vu Ha Minh Duc, the current national champion
The qualifying round for the remaining three spots was originally scheduled to feature eight players. However, the list was reduced to seven due to a player having a conflicting schedule and unable to attend.
Notably, Vietnam's number 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam continues to be absent from the list. Last year, he was unable to participate because he was busy competing in the M15 tournament in Hong Kong (China). This year, the Tay Ninh player has officially switched to pickleball - a sport that is developing strongly in Vietnam and the region. With a busy schedule of competing in pickleball tournaments every week, Ly Hoang Nam will have a hard time participating in professional tennis tournaments.
Specifically, the list of 7 tennis players participating in the 2025 Davis Cup includes: Pham La Hoang Anh, Truong Thanh Minh (Hai Dang Tay Ninh), Dinh Viet Tuan Minh, Tran Quoc Cuong (HCMC), Nguyen Dai Khanh (Becamex Binh Duong), Nguyen Minh Phat (AP), Bui Hoang Anh ( Hanoi ).
Nguyen Van Phuong (Army)
These are all young players that VTF is building for the strategy of rejuvenating the force towards the future, inheriting Ly Hoang Nam and Linh Giang.
Besides Ly Hoang Nam, young tennis player Truong Vinh Hien, who was part of the 2024 Davis Cup team and helped Vietnam successfully stay in Jordan, was also not on the list of participants in this selection round because he focused on pursuing pickleball.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/ly-hoang-nam-khong-du-davis-cup-mot-tay-vot-du-tuyen-rut-lui-196250603185053541.htm
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