Earlier, Nam defeated, Japan’s Yuichi Ito, ranked World No 848, 6-2, 7-6 for a berth in the main round.
The winner of the tournament will receive prize money of US$10,000. The final is set for March 27.
Ly Hoang Nam wins main round of Kofu Int’l Open
Tuesday, 22/03/2016
Ly Hoang Nam has defeated Yu Cheng-yu of Chinese Taipei in a head to head match in the main round of the Kofu International Open Tennis men’s singles in Japan.
Nam lost the first set 4-6 but came back to win the second set 6-5.
In the third set, Nam, ranked 884th, successful beat his opponent, who is ranked 117 spots higher than him, 2-1 after nearly 3 hours of competition.
