Nam beats seeded Marchenko to advance to Bangkok Open quarters
HÀ NỘI — Lý Hoàng Nam of Việt Nam came from behind to beat No 八 seed Illya Marchenko of Ukraine in the second round of the Challenger Bangkok Open 一 tennis tournament in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on August 二 四.
Nam, who grabbed the best world ranking of 三 二 八 early this week, defeated Marchenko, No 三0 八, 四- 六, 六- 一, 七- 五 in 二 hours and 三 五 minutes.
Marchenko sat at No 四 九 in the world in 二0 一 六. Last year, he beat former world No 一 Andy Murray 六- 二, 六- 四 in the Biella Challenger's final.
The win pushed Nam to the quarter-final where he will face No 一 seed Alastair Gray on August 二 六. The Brit won 六- 三, 四- 六, 六- 三 against Evgeny Donskoy of Russia.
This is the first time that Nam has advanced to the last eight of a Challenger Tour event.
He also earned nine points in the world ranking, helping him move closer to his target of being in the top 三00 this year. VNS