Trinh Linh Giang was eliminated in the mixed doubles by a 17-year-old Vietnamese player.

(NLDO) - In the mixed doubles event, Trinh Linh Giang and Tam Ken were quickly defeated by 17-year-old players Le Xuan Duc and Yufei Long after 2 games.

After the quarter-finals of the Pro men's singles of the PPA Vietnam 2025 tournament ended, the round of 16 matches of the Pro mixed doubles also took place on the afternoon of September 5. The surprise in this round came early when Trinh Linh Giang and his partner Tam Ken were quickly eliminated in 2 sets.

Number 2 tennis player on the PPA Asia rankings, Trinh Linh Giang, and his teammate Ken Tam had to stop after losing to the young pair Le Xuan Duc (17 years old) and Yufei Long (China) with a score of 0-2.

Trinh Linh Giang and her partner stopped at the round of 16 of mixed doubles.

In the first set, Linh Giang and Ken Tam started slowly, quickly falling behind 1-9 before losing 2-11. In the second set, the Vietnamese pair started better, leading 2-1 and then 4-1. However, Linh Giang and his teammates could not maintain their advantage when Xuan Duc and Yufei Long equalized 4-4, then the game was reversed and they lost 4-11, ending the match.

Le Xuan Duc and Chinese tennis player defeated Vietnamese duo

This defeat forced Linh Giang and Ken Tam to stop early in the round of 16, while young talent Le Xuan Duc made a strong impression at the tournament with a convincing victory.

Previously, in the Pro men's singles, Xuan Duc met Linh Giang and suffered a 0-2 defeat in the round of 16 with a score of 2-0 (11-8, 11-2) this morning.

Le Xuan Duc is a tennis player born in 2008 with a background in tennis. Duc is emerging as a phenomenon after winning gold medals in the junior category in previous stages of the PPA Tour Asia.

At this tournament, the 17-year-old player defeated Kuldip Mahajan (India) with a score of 2-0 (11-5, 11-0), and Hsieh Chen-An 2-0 (11-5, 11-8) to enter the main round of the men's singles and meet Linh Giang.

According to the latest PPA Asia rankings, Hong Wong Kit (Jack Wong) with 2,200 points has moved ahead of Trinh Linh Giang (1,800 points), as the Vietnamese player did not participate in the tournament in Japan.

However, the Pro men's singles event at the final stage in Vietnam became an internal competition, opening up an opportunity for Linh Giang to reclaim the No. 1 position on the PPA Asia rankings.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/trinh-linh-giang-bi-loai-o-doi-nam-nu-boi-tay-vot-17-tuoi-viet-nam-196250905155038269.htm