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Ly Hoang Nam loses in the first round of the Internazionali Di Tennis D'Abruzzo in Italy on Monday. — Photo tinTM.com

 

 

He was defeated 1-6, 4-6 by Alexey Vatulin of Russia within an hour on clay, one of his least favourite surfaces.

The world No 416 earlier defeated No 440 Gerard Granollers of Spain 7-6 (4), 6-7 (11) 7-5 in qualification.

The Italian tournament is an ATP Challenge event with a total prize money of 46,000 euros (US$51,700). — VNS