Vietnam’s No. 1 tennis player – Ly Hoang Nam lacks a bit of bravery to create a surprise in the first qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament.
At the end of the Asian Games – ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese tennis team did not have good results when the expected players were eliminated early.
Ignoring the sadness at ASIAD 19, Ly Hoang Nam continues his journey to conquer new challenges.
Ly Hoang Nam’s first opponent in the first qualifying round is Steven Diez (ranked 268 in the world).
Ly Hoang Nam surprised everyone by winning set 1 against Steven Diez.
Ly Hoang Nam made good use of his opponent’s deep retreats and effectively executed situations on the net.
Continuing the excitement, Hoang Nam got off to a good start when he broke in the 5th game and took a 4-2 lead.
Set 3 saw Ly Hoang Nam struggling to find a way to defend.
Djokovic confirmed that he will not attend the ATP 1000 tournament taking place in Shanghai.
Shanghai Masters is the 8th tournament out of 9 ATP 1000 tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
The defending champion of this tournament is Daniil Medvedev with a 2-0 (6-4; 6-1) victory over Alexander Zverev in 2019.