2023-07-31 05:08:14
[Sports Road Chengdu Direct]The Hong Kong team played in the top 32 tennis singles at the Chengdu Universiade today (31st). The men’s top seed Huang Zelin (Coleman) who made his debut first missed 6 break points and lost to the United States in a row Hand Liam Krall two sets 3:6, 4:6, and finally graduated early in the top 32.
The World Universiade tennis will be staged on Saturday (29th). Huang Zelin, who won his first career men’s singles championship in Tunisia last month, entered the top 32 as the top seed in the World Universiade. He will also partner with another Hong Kong player for the first time. Rising star Wang Kangyi played in mixed doubles. After 6 days of adjustments following arriving, Coleman faced American golfer Liam Krall this morning.
Huang Zelin’s parents were present to watch the match. Wang Kangyi (right) and her women’s doubles partner Liang Yuntong (left) will play in the women’s singles in the followingnoon.
However, the flag bearer of the Hong Kong team at the opening ceremony lacked touch. In the first set, his opponent won 3 games in a row. Among them, he was broken in the 2nd game and was hit with 5 balls in the first game. He lost the game 3:6. In the second set, it was Coleman’s turn to serve first. Both sides kept serve in the early part, but Hong Kong lost two games in a row in the middle part, and then failed to recover the lost ground. In the end, Coleman missed 4 opportunities to break serve in the second set, and then lost 4:6. He graduated in the top 32 ahead of schedule and is expected to play mixed doubles with Wang Kangyi tomorrow (1st). Another men’s singles player from Hong Kong, Wu Qilong, competed with Swiss golfer Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg today (31st) to enter the round of 16.
After Liam Krall defeated the Azerbaijani player in the first round the day before yesterday (29th), he defeated the top seed Huang Zelin today. He is excited regarding qualifying for the round of 16: “Coleman is a player with potential. I am very happy to beat him. I hope that I can continue to keep my mind clear in the next stage.”
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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