Ly Hoang Nam was beaten 2-6, 4-6 by No 5 seed Kim Cheong-eui of South Korea in the second round of the Cambodia F3 Futures on December 9.

Kim, 26, is world No 444, much higher compared to Nam who is No 1,059.

Nam is expected to climb the ATP rankings next week after reaching the semi-finals of the Cambodia F2 Futures last week.

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