Briton-Thai Jamie Qualifies for Hua Hin Men's Futures
Briton-Thai Jamie Asanee Praditngam defied his illness to beat Suthinan Tanthaseraneewat 6-2 6-1 to book a maindraw spot for the Hua Hin Men’s Futures for the second straight week.
The 21-year-old whose Thai father is a restaurant owner in the Midlands in UK battled through a cold in the last qualifying round at the True Arena Hua Hin where the Futures 3 is taking place.
“I played better than yesterday but still feel a bit ill. It happens so I just have to deal with it,” said Jamie who lost the first round in three sets to Frenchman second seed Antoine Escoffier in round one last week.
There was only one Thai making the maindraw after Chayanon Kaewsuto beat 15-year-old Thantub Suksumrarn 7-5 6-2 in the all Thai affair. Top seed Aaron Addison of Australia beat Patcharapol Kawin 6-4 6-4 while second seed Ken Onishi of Japan beat Grittaboon Prahmanee 6-4 6-4.
The maindraw starts on Monday with last week’s runner-up Seong Chang Hong of South Korea as the top seed. Thai top stars Pol Wattanakul, Kittipong Wachiramanowong, Pruchya Isarow and Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul are all in actions this week.
