Tennis: Vietnam’s representative ousted in Japan F2 event
Vietnamese representative Ly Hoang Nam was stopped at the Japan F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nishi-Tokyo on March 17.
Ly Hoang Nam (left) and his partner react after their doubles quarter-finals of the Japan F2 Men’s Futures. They lose in the semi-finals. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese representative Ly Hoang Nam was stopped at the Japan F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nishi-Tokyo on March 17.
In the singles pool, Nam was beaten 2-6, 6-3, 4-6 by Sho Katayama of the hosts in the quarter-final.
Earlier, he paired with Issei Okamura, as the third seed, and lost unexpectedly to Gengo Kikuchi and Shunrou Takeshima 4-6, 4-6, in the semi-finals.
Nam will continue with the F3 event which will take place from March 20 to March 26, in Kofu City. — VNA
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