Ly Hoang Nam makes it difficult for the second seed in ATP Challenger 100

With a higher level, Cazaux easily won over Hoang Nam in the past. But this reunion in Quebec City, Canada is somewhat different.

The match took place at noon on July 18, Hanoi time, witnessing an early advantage for Cazaux when winning the first ball game in the first set. Hoang Nam had a chance to reclaim it in game five but failed after four times bringing the score to 40-40. Cazaux won the catch game shortly after, to end the set with a 6-1 victory.

In the second set, while playing balance, Hoang Nam lost the game. However, he still played with determination, taking advantage of Cazaux's two consecutive double-serve errors to win the ball game and equalize the score 5-5. After that, the player born in 1997 took a 6-5 lead and had a great opportunity to finish the set when leading 40-0 in game 12 before losing in reverse.

In the tie-break series, the Vietnamese player led 5-1 but once again let Cazaux rise to win 9-7 and then lost in the second set 6-7. Despite the defeat, Ly Hoang Nam still made the French player spend a lot of energy after 2 hours and 12 minutes of play.

Hoang Nam's performance shows his progress in training and competition in North America. Before that, he attended the Chicago Challenger 75 in the US, but soon stopped in the first qualifying round against Mexican player Ernesto Escobedo with a score of 1-6 and 0-6.

Since the beginning of 2023, Hoang Nam has participated in six ATP Challenger Tour tournaments, the best achievement being in the second round of Nonthaburi III Challenger 50 in Thailand in January. After that, he went through a series of five consecutive tournaments. eliminated in the first match.

Between the Challenger tournaments, Hoang Nam twice reached the M25 semi-finals in India and Indonesia. He also reached the final of the 32nd SEA Games, but lost the gold medal due to health problems.