Wong rallies past Zhou Yi into Nansha Challenger final
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong No. 1 Wong Chak-lam (黃澤林), also known as Coleman Wong, advanced to the men’s singles final of the ATP Nansha Challenger in Guangzhou after defeating national team representative Zhou Yi in Saturday’s semi-final. Wong won 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in 1 hour 20 minutes in a contest shaped by powerful serving from both players. The opening set went to a tie-break after neither player managed a break, before Wong secured the only break of the match in the eighth game of the second set. He will face the winner of the other semi-final between Tristan and Cui Jie in the title match
Key Points
- The semi-final was played in Guangzhou on Saturday, 24 October, with Wong beating Zhou Yi 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 to reach the final
- Both players were described as big servers, and across 21 games the match featured only one break of serve
- Wong fired 18 aces in the match, while Zhou hit seven, and both players landed first serves at a rate of about 60%
- In the first set’s fourth game, Wong held from 1-2 down by serving four aces in a single game while conceding only one point
- The decisive moment came at 4-3 in the second set, when Wong earned the match’s lone break before serving out for 6-3
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the result puts the city’s leading men’s player one win away from an ATP Challenger title in a tournament draw that included a national team representative. The serving numbers and the way Wong came through a tight first set also suggest he handled a high-pressure match efficiently before the final