Top seed Marcel Granollers from Spain triumphed at the Viet Nam Tennis Open 2019 last Saturday after an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over Italian Matteo Viola in the men’s singles final.

Marcel Granollers from Spain lifts the trophy at the Viet Nam Tennis Open 2019 on 12 January. He cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Italian Matteo Viola in the men’s singles final. — Photo courtesy Viet Nam Tennis Federation

Marcel, who is 96^th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s ranking, cruised a 6-2 win in the first set before taking the second with score 6-0 and lifting the trophy.

The Spaniard was awarded US$7,000 in prize money and 80 bonus points for his ATP’s ranking.

In the men’s double final, Cheng Peng Hsien from Chinese Taipei/Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia beat Leander Paes of India/Mexican Miguel Angel Reyes Varela 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 to win title.

Having won 6-3 in the first set, Cheng and Rungkat couldn’t continue their momentum losing second set.

The men’s double final had to decide by tie-break series when Cheng and Rungkat edged out the opposition after a tense 11-9 victory.

The double winners also took a $3,100 cash prize and 80 bonus points in the ATP rankings.

Top Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam was awarded three points in the ATP ranking and a 520$ cash prize for his first-round win over German Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 4-6, 7-6

It’s the first time the central city hosted ATP Challenger Tour with 48 players in the top 300 of ATP rankings taking part.

(Source: VNS)