Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the first round of the Nike Junior International Roehampton (ITF, Grade 1), this morning. — Photo baomoi.com

HA NOI (VNS) — Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the first round of the Nike Junior International Roehampton (ITF, Grade 1), this morning, Ha Noi time.

Nam, world junior number 13, was defeated 6-7, 6-4, 3-6 by world junior number 34 Ulises Blanch of the United States.

The event was a warm-up for the 2015 Wimbledon Junior Championships, scheduled to take place in London, England, from July 4 to 12, where Nam is seeded number nine.

This will be the third Junior Grand Slam of 2015 that Nam is participating in, following the Australian Open in mid-January and the French Open (Roland Garros) in May and June. — VNS