Nguyen Thuy Dung and her impressive return

The women’s singles final of the Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic in California wrapped up on June 7 with an impressive win of Vietnam’s top female tennis player Nguyen Thuy Dung.

LookAtVietnam - The women’s singles final of the Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic in California wrapped up on June 7 with an impressive win of Vietnam’s top female tennis player Nguyen Thuy Dung.

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Dung easily defeated Filipino Diannes Matias, her old acquaintance at the Southeast Asian Games 6-2 in the first set. Matias proved herself as an experienced player with a 7-6 win in the second set. However, the 23 year-old Vietnamese player won 6-3 in the crucial set.

It is the first time a Vietnamese woman has secured a US Tennis Association title. And it also marked an impressive comeback of Thuy Dung after an injury in China earlier this year.

The 1987-born girl often went to the tennis court with her father. With the support from her family, Dung started to practise tennis.

In 2001, Dung won her first title at the Capital City’s Junior Championship. And only two years later, she won a berth in the national team. Together with Mai Huynh, Kim Loi and Nhu Quynh, Dung snatched a bronze at the 22nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. In 2004, Dung added a gold and a silver to her medal collection at the U18 WTA’s women’s doubles and singles events respectively.

In 2008, Dung became the first Vietnamese female player to reach the semi-finals of a professional tournament – the ITF Women’s Circuit held in Thailand. Thuy Dung at that time officially replaced Huynh Mai Huynh as the No. 1 Vietnamese tennis female player.

Unfortunately, while having been at the peak of her career, Dung suffered an injury during the WTA Championship held in China which made her miss almost all of the tournaments in 2009. Consequently, Dung faced a series of losses when she came back but eventually her efforts paid off with a victory over Matias.

Dung always gets the support from her parents though they are not sport people. She has been training in Florida with Roger Federer’s former coach after a two-year spell in Thailand. Her parents have always believed that tennis is her right choice. And their beloved daughter has harvested outstanding achievements both at home and abroad, notably the Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classicin California.

Source: Nhan Dan