Queen of the court misplaces her crown

Teenager Tong Ka-po's reign as queen of Hong Kong tennis came to an abrupt end when she lost to talented Frenchwoman Olivia Gravereaux in the final of the Furama Hong Kong National Championships at Victoria Park.

Ka-po, who has dominated local tennis for at least two years, winning last year's South China Open and Chinese Recreation Club titles, was given a lesson by Olivia, who won 6-4, 6-4.

Not much had been heard from Gravereaux except that she had played in some high- quality tournaments in France.

Ka-po, 18, was aiming for a hat-trick of titles but admitted she was outplayed by Gravereaux.

'I had my chances to win but she was a little bit too strong for me,' Ka-po said.

Ka-po was troubled once in her run towards the final.