Vietnam surpasses target in Davis Cup
In the group stage, Vietnam lost 0-3 to Iran, then won Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia with the same score of 2-1. With the second place in Group A, Vietnam won tickets to the play-off match on July 29 with Jordan - the second team of Group B, to compete for another play-off match in Group 2 next year.
Nguyen Van Phuong lost heavily 1-6, 2-6 to Mohammad Alkotop in the opening match, but Vu Ha Minh Duc corrected his teammates with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Karam Hatamleh. The total score of 1-1 made Vietnam and Jordan have to decide the winner and loser by a decisive double match.
Coach Truong Quoc Bao believes in Pham Minh Tuan's experience and Nguyen Van Phuong's youth. The Vietnamese duo completed the task, winning the doubles of Mohammad Alkotop - Karam Hatamleh with a score of 6-2, 6-1. Vietnam won 2-1 and won tickets to play-off Davis Cup World Group 2 in 2024.
Attending Davis Cup group 3 Asia - Pacific region in Sri Lanka, the Vietnamese team did not have the strongest force. Pillars like Ly Hoang Nam, Trinh Linh Giang or doubles expert Le Quoc Khanh are absent for many reasons.
Pham Minh Tuan, Nguyen Dac Tien, Nguyen Van Phuong, Vu Ha Minh Duc had to play on clay, which was not their forte, but still helped Vietnam achieve results beyond expectations. The achievement of winning tickets to the play-off group of Group 2 Davis Cup is considered the biggest bright spot of Vietnamese tennis this year, after the bad results at the 32nd SEA Games as well as the 2023 group 2 play-off match against Indonesia last year. the begin of the year.
The 2023 Asia-Pacific Group 3 Davis Cup tennis tournament will take place on clay at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association Center from July 26 to 29. The eight teams participating in the tournament were divided into two groups and competed in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group win direct promotion to the 2024 World Group 2 play-off round, with the two runners-up competing for the remaining spots. The third and fourth placed teams of each group will play the play-offs in a crossover format. The two losing teams must be relegated to play in Group 4 of the Asia-Pacific in 2024, while the two winners will remain in Group 3.
