Young talent Nguyen Hoang Thien was defeated by No 2 seed Adam Feeney of Australia 2-0 (3-6, 1-6) in the main round of the Men's Futures Tennis Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.

The 18-year-old Vietnamese rising star had confidently overcome No 4 seed Wang Hufu of China in the qualifying round 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) to reach the main round.

Another Vietnamese representative, Ly Hoang Nam, 16, has also been knocked out after he lost to Jacob Grills of Australia in three sets (4-6, 7-6 (7) and 3-6).-VNS