Ly Hoang Nam bows out of ATP Challenger President's Cup
VOV.VN -Ly Hoang Nam, Vietnam’s top tennis player, was eliminated from the ATP Challenger President's Cup after suffering a defeat to No.9 seed Goncalo Oliveira of Portugal during the second round of the men’s singles event which took place on July 16.
Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam (Photo: Doc Lap/Thanh Nien) |
The second set saw Nam enjoy a good start, taking the lead with a score of 4/2 before going on to lose his advantage, finally being defeated 4/6 by Oliveira. The match finished 2-0 in favour of the Portuguese tennis player.
Despite suffering a defeat at the hands of Oliveira, Nam was still able to add five points to his ATP rankings.
Nam’s schedule will now see the 22-year-old player jet off to Taiwan in order to compete in the Men’s Futures M25, which is scheduled to take place between July 22 and July 28. The total prize money for the tournament has been set at US$25,000.