Steep learning curve for Hong Kong teen Anthony Jackie Tang at Junior Wimbledon
17-year-old loses in first round, going down in three sets against Australian Blake Ellis
Hong Kong teenager Anthony Jackie Tang lost in the first round at Junior Wimbledon on Monday, going down in three sets against Blake Ellis of Australia.
Tang lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to his fellow 17-year-old after qualifying for the grand slam for the first time.
He got off to a flier, breaking Ellis in the opening game and racing to a 5-1 lead in the first set before being pegged back.
But Ellis, ranked 32 in the junior world rankings to Tang’s 102, streaked away in the second and third sets, breaking Tang in the fourth and eighth games of the second set and hardly giving him a look-in in the deciding third.
“I played a very good first set, lost my serve at 1-2 in the second and the momentum swung in his direction and he became much more confident and aggressive,” said Tang.
“I found myself playing too defensively and allowed him to dominate.”