Host players win men’s doubles title at Vietnam F4 Futures
Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam and his teammate Le Quoc Khanh won the men’s doubles title at the Vietnam F4 Futures – Hai Dang Cup 2018 in the southern province of Tay Ninh on October 28.
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Nam and Khanh defeated Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines and Markus Eriksoon of Sweden 6-4, 6-7, 12-10 in the final which lasted one hour and 40 minutes.
However, Tay Ninh-born Nam lost his men’s singles title after losing to No 1 seed Roman Safiullin of Russia in the final.
Nam, world No 481, was defeated by Safiullin, world No 297, 6-7, 4-6 after one hour and 31 minutes.
With the support of fans at home, Nam caused many difficulties for the visitor in the minutes of the first set to lead 5-2. However, the Russian rival bounced back strongly to beat Nam 6-7. In the next set, Nam lost confidence and was defeated 4-6.
After this event, tennis players will enter the Vietnam F5 Futures, which is scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 4 with total prize money of US$25,000.
