Ly Hoang Nam finishes second at M25 Toulouse-Balma tennis tournament
(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam lost two sets to Kenny De Schepper of the host country France in the men's singles final match of the M25 Toulouse-Balma tournament on Sunday evening.
 Ly Hoang Nam (R) and Kenny De Schepper at the awards ceremony. (Photo: Vietnam Tennis Federation) |
Hoang Nam lost both sets with the same score of 3-6. Winning the runner-up position is considered a success for Vietnam’s number 1 player as he will get 12 points on the World Ranking and return to the Top 500 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals).
Schepper is a veteran player of the French tennis. He rose to 64th in the world in April 2014 and is currently ranked 532nd.
 Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam |
Hoang Nam will soon travel to Thailand to attend two M15 Chiang Rai tournaments scheduled to take place from April 4-17, to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in mid-May. He is the gold medalist in the men’s singles at the SEA Games.