Marcel wins Việt Nam Open

Marcel Granollers from Spain lifts the trophy at the Việt Nam Tennis Open Đà Nẵng City  二0 一 九 on January  一 二. He cruised to a  六- 二,  六-0 win over Italian Matteo Viola in the men’s singles final. — Photo courtesy Việt Nam Tennis Federation

ĐÀ NẴNG — Top seed Marcel Granollers from Spain triumphed at the Việt Nam Tennis Open Đà Nẵng City  二0 一 九 on Saturday after an easy  六- 二,  六-0 win over Italian Matteo Viola in the men’s singles final.

Marcel, who is  九 六th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)’s ranking, cruised a  六- 二 win in the first set before taking the second with score  六-0 and lifting the trophy.

The Spaniard was awarded US$ 七,000 in prize money and  八0 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  三- 六,  六- 二,  一 一- 九 to win title.

Having won  六- 三 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  一 一- 九 victory.

The double winners also took a $ 三, 一00 cash prize and  八0 bonus points in the ATP rankings.

Top Vietnamese player Lý Hoàng Nam was awarded three points in the ATP ranking and a $ 五 二0 cash prize for his first-round win over German Daniel Altmaier  六- 四,  四- 六,  七- 六

It’s the first time the central city hosted ATP Challenger Tour with  四 八 players in the top  三00 of ATP rankings taking part. — VNS