14-year-old Vietnamese tennis player causes shock, defeats Indian No. 2 seed

On the opening day, the sole representative of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian tennis, Le Tien Anh, won a surprising victory over the tournament's number 2 seed.

From August 18 to 23, 2025, the Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault - qualifying round for East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia took place in Hainan, China, gathering the continent's top young talents. Among them, tennis player Le Tien Anh (Military unit) - a promising young face of Vietnamese tennis is the only representative of the Southeast Asian region to compete. This is an important milestone, affirming the new step forward of Vietnamese youth tennis in the international arena.

Notably, in the opening match of the tournament on August 18, Le Tien Anh created a big surprise when he defeated Ranvir Singh (India, seed number 2). The Vietnamese athlete excellently defeated the seed number 2 from India after 3 dramatic matches with a score of 2-1 (6/3, 5/7 and 6/2). This victory not only affirmed Tien Anh's strong competitive spirit, but also opened up the hope of going further in the tournament.

Le Tien Anh (left) excellently defeated the number 2 seed of the tournament.

PHOTO: VTF

The tournament is part of the Roland Garros Junior Series by Renault, organized by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) in collaboration with the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF). This is a great opportunity for excellent young tennis players to win a place at the Roland Garros Junior Championship 2026, the only Grand Slam tournament on clay.

The Roland Garros Junior Series is an opportunity for young talents to compete for a place in the final round in Paris (France), which is considered a launching pad for future tennis stars. The Vietnam Tennis Federation believes in and sends talented young Vietnamese tennis player Le Tien Anh to participate in the Roland Garros Junior Series. With what he has shown, Tien Anh is expected to continue to contribute impressive performances, bringing the image of Vietnamese tennis to the international level.

Le Tien Anh - promising young talent of Vietnamese tennis

Born in 2011, Army unit.

Outstanding achievements:

- Champion of U.12 men's singles of the 2022 National Youth Tennis Championship (VTF Junior Tour 2 - Hanaka Cup 2022).

- Men's singles runner-up in tennis at the 2022 Ho Chi Minh City Sports Festival.

- No. 1 seed in men's singles, won gold medal in men's singles and gold medal in men's doubles at the 2024 ITF Asia U.14 Tennis Championship (developing qualifying rounds for South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia).

- Men's singles and doubles champion of the Asian tennis tournament - ATF U.14 Cup 2025, taking place in Binh Duong .

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