
Minh (World No. 10) next faces off with Taiwanese rival Chia-Hsin Wan (No. 84) in the third round.
Other Vietnamese players competed unsuccessfully. In women’s singles, Vu Thi Trang (World No. 87) was easily defeated by Japan’s Anna Doi (No. 295).
Vu Thi Trang/Nguyen Bao Minh lost to Nyl Yakura/ Brittney Tam (Canada) in the doubles’ event.