Moldovan tennis player Radu Albot started 2017 with bad luck. The player lost 2-6, 1-6 in the first round of the Chennai Open tournament in India.

Following the elimination,  Albot did not win any points in the ATP rankings, but it has won a prize worth over $4,500.

India's competition features prizes totaling over half a million dollars and the croat Marin Cilic is the main favorite.

Albot Radu Moldovan is the best tennis player in Moldova the moment.

He is currently ranked 97th in the world ranking.