Nam, Ellis to vie for gold doubles at Hong Kong Men's Futures

Lý Hoàng Nam (pictured) and Blake Ellis will compete for men's doubles gold in Hong Kong. Photo baodienbienphu.info.vn

HÀ NỘI — Lý Hoàng Nam and Blake Ellis won a spot in the M25 Hong Kong Men's Futures' men's doubles final on Friday.

Nam and his partner Australian partner defeated No 1 seeds Xin Gao and Yu Hsiou Hsu, a team of China and Chinese Taipei, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the first semi-final.

The No 3 seeds will battle No 2 Shintaro Imai and Yuta Shimizu of Japan for the title on Saturday. The Japaneses won 6-0, 6-3 over Serbian Boris Butulija and American William Griffith in the second semi.

The tournament's second week will run from June 10-16. — VNS

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