Ly Hoang Nam lost to former teammate Nagal

The climax of the match was the 10th game of the 3rd set, when Ly Hoang Nam was 4-5 behind and took the serve. Up to 12 times the score is balanced 40-40. The Vietnamese tennis player saved four match-points and had up to eight times standing before the opportunity to win game-point to bring the match to balance but could not take advantage. On the fifth match-point, Nagal took advantage of the success to end the 20-minute game with a score of 6-4, and won the match 2-1.

Hoang Nam and Nagal used to play men's doubles together, winning the young Wimbledon championship in 2015. After that feat, the Indian tennis player made constant progress, reaching 122nd in the world. However, due to constant injuries in 2022, Nagal dropped to 409th, 125 steps behind Hoang Nam when clashing at the Bengaluru Open 2023.

Far apart on the ATP rankings, but the competition of the two players on the court is equal and dramatic. In the first set, Hoang Nam let his opponent break the third serve game, leading 1-2, but then he equalized 2-2 and then led 4-2. But Nagal then equalized 4-4 to win 7-3 in the tie-break series.

In the second set, when the score was 4-4, Sumit Nagal was in pain and had to seek the care of the medical team. He returned to play again but lost his flexibility, letting Hoang Nam break serve in the 11th game and then lose 5-7.

Sumit Nagal and Hoang Nam entered the 3rd set to decide the winner. The Vietnamese player soon lost the break, leading 2-4 but immediately regained 4-4. Hoang Nam served in the 10th game of the deciding set, had the opportunity to equalize 5-5 but missed up to 8 game-point wins and then had to stop at the tournament.

Bengaluru Open 2023 is part of the Challenger 100 system of the Professional Men's Tennis Association (ATP) with a total prize money of up to 130,000 USD. This is the second prize in a series of 3 consecutive Challenger 100 tournaments in India of Hoang Nam.