Vietnam tennis team to compete at Davis Cup's World Group III
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese tennis team is set to depart for Jordan to compete at the 2024 Davis Cup Group III events in Asia/Oceania, the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) announced on May 29.
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According to the schedule, the tournament will take place in the Jordanian capital of Amman from June 10 to June 15.
The local team will include coach Truong Quoc Bao and several outstanding players such as Nguyen Van Phuong, Vu Ha Minh Duc, Pham La Hoang Anh, Truong Vinh Hien, and Dinh Viet Tuan Minh.
They will together to take part in training at National Defense Sports Center 2 (Military Region 7) before leaving for the World Group III tournament.
In February, the country failed to reach the Davis Cup's World Group II after losing 3-2 to South Africa in the playoffs in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
This comes after Vietnam lost their home advantage in the Davis Cup 2021 group stage as COVID-19 raged across the country. Vietnam had been chosen to host group three in the Asia-Oceania zone of the Davis Cup, with the venue supposed to be Hai Dang Tennis Club in the southern province of Tay Ninh. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 wave in the nation, the ITF instead appointed Jordan as host.
Vietnam last hosted the Asia/Oceania Group III in 2018, finishing top that year.