[Tilu News]The ATP Men’s Professional Tennis Tournament – “Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open 2024” continues today (2nd) at the Victoria Park Tennis Court. For the first time, Hong Kong’s “No. 1 Brother” Huang Zelin participated in the ATP Tour as a “wild card” (Coleman), cheered by most of the audience at Victoria Park Central Tennis Court, lost 4:6, 5:7 to No. 6 seed and world ranking 27 who had defeated Zu Gaoyu in the Monte Carlo Masters in April last year. Italian representative Lorenzo Musetti.
Coleman, who is currently ranked 253rd in the world, received a “wild card” entry in both the men’s singles and men’s doubles at the “BOC Hong Kong Tennis Open” this time. Although he teamed up with his Belgian partner Zizou Bergs in the men’s doubles last night, Although they lost to the Russian pair Rubiliv/Kazynlov in the first lap, they still smiled from time to time during the game, showing that they enjoyed the event very much. When he plays in the men’s singles tonight, he promised that he will end up with the same mentality, “Because it’s always the first time and I’m here to learn from experience. I hope I can have a good game and play my own game for everyone to see.” .
Coleman’s opponent tonight is the No. 6 seed, Italy’s Msidi, who is currently ranked 27th in the world. His opponent defeated the famous player Zuo Gaoyu in the Monte Carlo Masters last April, and his strength is obviously better than Coleman’s. However, under the encouragement of the home fans, the newborn Coleman showed no fear in the face of a strong opponent. In the first set, the opponent only broke his serve in the third game. The rest of the time, it was evenly matched. Unfortunately, he was still unable to break the opponent’s serve, winning 4: 6 fell behind first.
Msidi is good at one-handed backhand.
After the game, Coleman took selfies with his father, EFF Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Zhao Shanquan and other relatives and friends. He thanked everyone for their support. (Photo: Provided by PR)
The situation in the second set was similar. Msidi also broke Coleman’s serve in the third game. Coleman chased after him and successfully broke in the 10th game to tie 5:5. Unfortunately, Msidi won two consecutive games and ended with 7:5. 5 to establish victory. After the game, Msidi spoke highly of Coleman in an interview. Coleman thanked the fans for coming to support: “Actually, it was a little bit close. Thank you very much for your support. Although many friends have to go to work today, they also came to support me after work. .” He also thanked the coach and team: “First of all, I want to thank my coach and my team. In fact, last year was not very easy. I (ranked) from 700 to 800, and now I am over 200. Thank you everyone! I also feel that I am becoming more and more like a tennis player, and I am very grateful to the Tennis Federation for giving me the opportunity to play my first ATP match in Hong Kong.” Coleman also believes that the gap between himself and the top 100 players in the world is not as big as imagined: “I have won too much before. There is not much difference in skills among 100 golfers, but they are mentally stable and can often win at critical moments. I hope that when I have the opportunity to play against top golfers in the future, I can improve my grasp.”
Shi Li was the 2014 US Open men’s singles champion.
Stuff advanced after more than 3 hours of fierce fighting.
As for the 2014 U.S. Open singles champion Marin Cilic, she has been recuperating for half a year due to right knee surgery, and her ranking has dropped to 674th. This afternoon she met with Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who was ranked 25th. The fight lasted for more than 3 hours. Shi Li won the first set 6:3, and Shi Dufu won 7:6. In the third set, the two sides fought to a tie at 6, requiring a tie-break to win. Shi Li failed to seize the opportunity when he was leading 7:6. They lost 7:9, ending their comeback with a loss in the first game.
Pictures and text: Vincent
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[ATP Hong Kong Tournament]Lost to Zu Gaoyu killer Huang Zelin, satisfied with the performance and thanked the fans for their support」
2024-01-02 13:53:40
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