https://www.scmp.com/rss/523006/feed The latest news and top stories on Billy Harris, a professional tennis player for Britain. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 101 in September 2024. He turned professional in 2015. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong Chak-lam raised the bar for Hong Kong tennis players again in New York on Friday, when he became the first player from the city to reach the main draw of the US Open in the modern era. The 21-year-old swept aside Britain’s Billy Harris in straight sets, winning 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 17 minutes in his third and final qualifying match. Wong will face American Aleksandar Kovacevic in his first round match on Monday night, the second day of the tournament, and will earn his biggest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3322894/coleman-wong-makes-more-hong-kong-history-reaches-main-draw-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3322894/coleman-wong-makes-more-hong-kong-history-reaches-main-draw-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:38:14 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Italy’s Matteo Gigante on Thursday has put him one step away from history. Should the 21-year-old overcome Britain’s Billy Harris in the third round of qualifying, Wong will make the US Open proper and become the first Hongkonger to reach that grand slam. The win over Gigante was particularly impressive given the Italian’s ranking of 16 among qualifiers. Both Wong and coming opponent Harris are unseeded. Only two men representing the city have ever... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3322743/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-one-step-away-history-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3322743/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-one-step-away-history-us-open?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:54:13 +0000