Kei Nishikori was made to work hard by ailing Frenchman Benoit Paire before winning 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
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Japan's Kei Nishikori in action during his first round match against
Benoit Paire of France. (Reuters)
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The world
number six, making his debut in Dubai, saved seven break points in the first
set before taking full advantage of Paire's troublesome right knee and
prevailing in 81 minutes.
Top seed
Nishikori will next take on Polish qualifier Hubert Hurkacz who beat another
Frenchman in Corentin Moutet 6-3 7-5.
The seeds
continued to tumble as Daniil Medvedev and Marin Cilic crashed out in the
opening round.
World
number 113 Ricardas Berankis stunned eighth seed Medvedev 6-3 6-3 while
Frenchman Gael Monfils knocked out third seed and former U.S. Open champion
Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-0.
The
Lithuanian qualifier, who won his 11th ATP Challenger title last month in
Rennes, faces Denis Kudla next after the American rallied past Matteo
Berrettini 2-6 7-5 7-5.
Twice
finalist Tomas Berdych faced a stern test from lucky loser Ilya Ivashka
before prevailing 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) in two hours and 30 minutes.
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Source: NDO
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
