Vietnamese tennis player Trịnh Linh Giang. — Photo VTF

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam beat Singapore 2-1 in the second match of Group A of the Davis Cup Group III Asia-Oceania Zone in Singapore on Thursday.

Trịnh Linh Giang defeated Shaheed Alam 6-2, 6-1 in the men’s singles, while Lý Hoàng Nam beat Hao Yuan NG 6-1, 6-1.

In the men’s doubles, Lê Quốc Khánh and Phạm Minh Tuấn lost to Singaporean pair 4-6, 6-3, 4-6.

Earlier, Việt Nam beat Sri Lanka 3-0.

Việt Nam will next face Kuwait to decide the winner of Group A.

If Việt Nam win Group A, they will gain a berth in the event’s Group II next year.

In the framework of the Davis Cup Group III Asia-Oceania Zone, the ASEAN Tennis Federation (ATF) was officially founded and the first ATF Tennis Championship will be held in Việt Nam later this year. — VNS