By Ryan General

Tennis rising star Coleman Wong carried Hong Kong into uncharted territory at the U.S. Open on Thursday, defeating Australia’s Adam Walton to become the first man from the city to reach the third round of a Grand Slam in the Open Era. His four-set victory came in a tournament that has already seen Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu return to form and Alexandra Eala and Janice Tjen deliver landmark wins for the Philippines and Indonesia before bowing out.

The 21-year-old held off Walton 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to secure his place in the last 32, following up the straight-sets win over Aleksandar Kovacevic that had already made him Hong Kong’s first male Grand Slam singles winner. Wong, who trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain, said afterward that the moment was “a big one for me and also my family, Hong Kong people here and back at home.” He will face No. 15 seed Andrey Rublev in the third round on Friday.

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