Ly Hoang Nam lost in Shanghai Masters 1000

China In his first time participating in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, tennis player Ly Hoang Nam almost caused a surprise, before losing to his opponent ranked 110th higher in the ATP rankings - Steven Diez.

After being eliminated from the third round of the 19th Asian Games, Vietnam's number one tennis player received a wild card to attend the Shanghai Masters 1000 - the biggest tournament of his career, and also his first ATP Tour.

It was even more memorable for Hoang Nam, when he played on the Central Court, in the first qualifying round match.

Ly Hoang Nam almost had a big step forward in his career.

Diez, 32, is currently ranked 268th on the ATP rankings. The Canadian has reached a career high of 134 ATP rankings and has played all four Grand Slams.

Despite being underestimated, Hoang Nam still entered the match confidently, with good serves and accurate scoring. He won games five and seven when Diez served, thereby ending the first set with a score of 6-2.

Continuing the momentum in the second set, Hoang Nam won another service game to lead 4-2. At this point, he was only two games away from making history. But at the crucial moment, the 26-year-old player continuously made mistakes. Thanks to that, Diez regained the initiative, won two service games and closed the second set with a score of 6-4.

In the third set, when he was trailing 1-2, Hoang Nam served in game four and led 40-0 but lost. In game five, he continued to lead 40-0 and had a great chance to tie the game but let the scenario of the previous game repeat itself.

In the end, Hoang Nam lost 3-6, receiving 5,150 USD (about 125 million VND).

Shanghai is one of nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in the world and attracts the world's strongest players. The 2020-2022 period was postponed due to Covid-19 prevention policies in China. This time, world number one Novak Djokovic did not participate, but the remaining 19 players in the top 20 were present, notably Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune.

Hieu Luong

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