Tennis stars Mardy Fish of the US and Tommy Robredo of Spain will chat with fans in an online show at 17:30 (10:30 GMT) today at the Tuoi Tre newspaper office in Ho Chi Minh City.
They are in Vietnam for the Heineken Stars invitational tournament on October 1-2 along with Juan Monaco of Argentina and Sam Querrey of the US.
Questions can be sent to world No 19 Fish and Robredo (42nd) at www.tuoitre.vn. The website will also carry clips of a welcome ceremony for the two players.
Huynh Mai Huynh, the Vietnamese national champion for five times in a row from 2001 to 2005, and talented youngster Nguyen Hoang Thien will also take part in the event.
“I am surprised with the welcome I got from Vietnamese fans,” Robredo told Tuoi Tre on arriving at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport Wednesday.
The 28-year Spaniard achieved his best ranking of fifth in 2006 after winning the Hamburg Masters title.
Fish, a hardcourt specialist, has reached the finals of three Master Series events: Cincinnati in 2003 and 2010, and Indian Wells in 2008.
Besides, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open and the 2008 US Open.
At the Heineken Stars, Fish and Robredo take on each other in one of the knockout singles on the opening day while Monaco and Querrey will play in the other, with the two winners going through to the final.
The title winner will get a cash prize of US$40,000.
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