Vietnamese tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam. — Photo banhni.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam was knocked out in the first round in the singles of the Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Chinese Taipei on Tuesday.

Nam was beaten by Ray Ho of the hosts, who received a wildcard into the main round.

During the first set, Nam, who rose 14 places from 414th to 400th in the ATP rankings days ago, lost to Ho, who had been ranked 1,222nd in the ATP rankings, 3-6.

The Vietnamese then suffered a 7-5 defeat in the second set. — VNS