Viet Nam’s top tennis player Lý Hoàng Nam was knocked out in the semi-finals of the China F1 Men’s Futures losing in men’s doubles yesterday in Anning Province.

Nam is ousted from the China F1 Men’s Futures.

Nam and his partner Sun Fajing of China lost 1-6, 4-6 to Italian Marco Bortolotti and Croatian Nino Serdarusic, who seeded No 2, in a 65-minute match.

Bortolotti and Serdarusic will face Brandon Walkin and Thomas Fancutt of Australia in the final.

Bortolotti earlier defeated Sun 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to earn his berth in the semi-finals of the singles. He will meet No 1 seed Danilo Petrovic of Serbia who eliminated Nam in the second round two days ago.

In other semis, unseeded Yan Bai of the hosts will take on No 2 Jose Statham of New Zealand.

The tournament will wrap up on Sunday with a total of US$15,000 prize money up for grabs. 

VNS