Double glory as Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong wins both singles and doubles titles in Jakarta
- The strapping 15-year-old shows his mettle at the JIF ITF International junior tournament
- He defeats White in the singles final before teaming up with the Australian to win the doubles
Hong Kong tennis sensation Coleman Wong Chak-lam continued to move closer to his dream of one day playing in a grand slam after winning his latest junior tournament on Saturday.
The 15-year-old Diocesan Boys’ School student last December put his name in lights when he won the under-16 singles title at the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl in Florida and he showed he had not lost his form as he won another tournament, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia at the JIF ITF international junior tournament.
Down 5-4 in the first set, Wong showed his fighting qualities to defeat Australia’s heralded teenager, Cooper White, in the under-18 tournament. The Hong Kong No 1 junior eventually sealed victory after White retired while Wong was leading 2-1 in the second set. Wong had taken the first set 7-6 (7-1) and was delighted to have come back from 5-4 down to take the first set.
“I was in a bad situation in the first set but I kept calm and tried to rally,” said Wong, who is quickly becoming Hong Kong’s best men’s player. “I had never beaten Cooper before so it was nice to get a victory against him this time.”
Wong and White later combined to win the boy’s doubles title to make it a double for the Hong Kong teenager.
