Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien has moved up seven places from 241st to 234th in the world ranking this month, the International Tennis Federation announced.
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| Nguyen Hoang Thien |
Thien got into the federation\'s U18 Group 4 semi-finals in the men\'s singles in New Zealand recently and won the men\'s doubles.
The Ho Chi Minh City product hopes to reach the federation\'s top 100 junior ranking within the next two years.
Thien, who became the first Vietnamese player to get to an Australian Open Junior Championship, returned to the country yesterday, Feb 15.
As scheduled, Thien will take part in four tournaments within a month from Friday in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.
He will then travel to France for training and competition until the end of the year, working with two coaches to improve his performance on clay.
