Filipino tennister Alcantara settles for runner-up finish in Vietnam

Filipino tennister Alcantara settles for runner-up finish in Vietnam Gonzales, a member of the Philippine Davis Cup team, and Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia, who was ranked No. 71 two years ago, however, failed to lift the championship trophy after losing to Chinese pair Wu Di and Zhang Zhizhen, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

It was the Philippine Davis Cupper’s best performance in the singles category of his three-leg tour.

The 24-year-old player from Cagayan de Oro also had two runner-up finishes with partner Indonesian David Agung Susanto in the first week (Oct. 24-30) and second week (Oct. 17-23).

Alcantara is currently No. 1340 in the singles and No. 537 in the doubles in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings.

Source: sports.mb.com.ph