Nam beats Ukrainian player at Amex-Istanbul Challenger
Lý Hoàng Nam had a good start after beating Ukrainian tennis player Manafov Vladyslav in the first match of Amex-Istanbul Challenger in Turkey. — baomoi.com
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s No 一 tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam had a good start after beating Ukrainian Manafov Vladyslav in the first match at the Amex-Istanbul Challenger in Turkey on Saturday.
Nam, ranked 五 一 八th in the ATP, won over Vladyslav, ranked 四 七 五th, in the men’s single qualifying round 二-0 ( 七- 六, 六- 三).
The 二 五-year-old from Ukraine was highly favoured to win going into the match.
Vladyslav had 六 chances to win in the first set but was blocked by Nam, as he evened the score 五- 五 then 六- 六. In the tie-break, the young player from Bình Dương took the chance and won 七- 三 in the first set, and 六- 三 in the second.
Nam would meet Mladenov Vasko from Bulgaria, ranked 九 一0th in the second match, held last night.
The total prize of the tourney is $ 七 五,000. — VNS