Conceding semi-final loss, Hoang Nam leaves Indian tennis tourney
VOV.VN - Ly Hoang Nam (Vietnam) on March 25 accepted a 1-2 defeat to Eric Vanshelboim (Ukraine) in the semi-finals of ITF M25 Lucknow which is getting underway in India.
Vanshelboim made good use of Nam’s mistakes and stunned his opponent 6-1 in the first set before the Vietnamese player flexed his muscle and trounced his Ukrainian opponent 6-3 in the second set.
In the third set, Nam could not take psychological advantage to overwhelm the opponent as he did in the second set. The leading Vietnamese player lost control, letting Vanshelboim come back and outperform him with a score of 6-3 in the final set.
Despite the defeat, his recent matches show Nam has been making progress in returning to the No1 position in Vietnam after he was eliminated just from the first round of the three recent consecutive ATP Challenge tournaments.
After ITF M25 Lucknow, Nam will continue to move to Mysuru city to compete in other tennis tournaments of the M25 series in India.