Nam ousted from Kobe Challenger
Lý Hoàng Nam. — Photo banhni.vnHÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam was ousted from the men’s singles in the second round of the ATP Kobe Challenger in Japan on Wednesday.Nam lost to Yun-Seong Chung of South Korea 四- 六, 二- 六 after one hour and 一 七 minutes.Nam is world No 三 八 五, while Chung is world No 二 九 八.
Earlier, the southern province of Tây Ninh-born player beat Nam Ji-sung of South Korea, world No 二 九 八, 六- 七( 四) 七- 六( 九) 六- 二 in the first round.
With this result, Nam will gain six points in the ATP rankings and receive US$ 一,000.
The event has a total prize fund of US$ 五0,000, drawing players in the world’s top 三00 including top seed Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, ranked 八 一 in the world. — VNS