Party in the park: Hong Kong manager expects to celebrate victory over visitors Iran in Davis Cup meeting this weekend

Young team enter best-of-five tie with hopes to dominate in the doubles on centre court at Victoria Park

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Kevin Wong Chun-hun (left) and Brian Yeung Pak-long with their World University Games bronze medals. Photo: Andrew McNicol

Published: 7:42pm, 31 Jan 2018Updated: 10:59pm, 31 Jan 2018

Long serving team manager David Ho Wai-tak is expecting party time on Sunday with a bunch of young guns as Hong Kong take on Iran in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone group II.

“We can celebrate, hopefully the party will come just after the first three matches in the best-of-five tie,” said the experienced official, who has been with the team for over three decades.

“Not only because we have gone through some extensive preparation for the tie, we are also able to field a talented side with the oldest member at just 24.

“More importantly, these young fellows are all eager to play for Hong Kong in this team competition, not like the old days when we have to beg the players for their participation.”

Davis Cup team member Kevin Wong Chun-hun warms up at Victoria Park’s centre court. Photo: Chan Kin-wa

The two-day event starts at the Victoria Park’s centre court on Saturday with two singles ties before going into the doubles and the two reverse singles the following day.

The doubles will be the stronghold for the hosts, with Kevin Wong Chun-hun a double bronze medallist at last year’s World University Games in Taiwan (with Brian Yeung Pak-long) and the Asian Indoor Games in Turkmenistan (with Jack Wong Hong-kit).