[Sports Road Chengdu Direct]The Hong Kong tennis mixed doubles team Huang Zelin/Wang Kangyi staged their first cooperation at the Chengdu Universiade today (3rd). They defeated the Czech team Jan Jermar/Aastasia 6:1, 6:3 in two sets Polach, entering the top 8 tomorrow (4th), is only one step away from the medal. If the two succeed in competing for medals, it will be the third consecutive Universiade for the Tennis Hong Kong team.
Wang Kangyi (left), Liang Yuntong (right) (Photo: Hong Kong Universities Sports Association, China) (Photo: Hong Kong Universities Sports Association, China) (Photo: Hong Kong Universities Sports Association, China)
Wang Kangyi (Cody) and Liang Yuntong played in the women’s doubles quarter-finals earlier this morning, against the Japanese team Misaki Matsuda/Ikumi Yamazaki. The Hong Kong team scored less than 40% of their points in the first set, and failed to seize three break point opportunities. The result was a 2-6 loss. However, “Wang Liang Pei” came back in the second set, and even fell behind 0:2 in the game to fight back and chase the set with 6:3. In the doubles match, the “tie-tie” system was adopted in the final set. “Wang Liangpei” fell behind 1:5 at one point, but took advantage of the courageous counterattack in time to hold the match point at 9:8, but was finally defeated by the Japanese team with three consecutive points. Win without a medal.
Cody rested for about two hours, and then joined Huang Zelin (Coleman) in the mixed doubles round of 16. The performance of the two men’s singles was not as good as expected earlier. Among them, Huang Zelin, the top seed in the men’s singles, lost two consecutive rounds in the round of 32. Yesterday, he played ill Wang Kangyi withdrew in the final set of the round of 16. However, Huang Zelin/Wang Kangyi performed strongly against the Czech duo this time. They broke serve three times in the first set and won 6:1 to take the lead.
Coleman raised the field to Cody from time to time in this game, and the two also scored on the Internet successively. Although the opponent improved in the second set, it was difficult to prevent the two from winning another set 6:3 and advancing to the top 8 match tomorrow (4th).
Although the two practiced together when they were young, they never had the chance to play together. Fortunately, they were able to win their first victory in the competition this time, and they also think that they performed competently in this game. Cody revealed that he was in poor condition yesterday due to the hot and humid weather, and felt good after a night’s rest. Today, she was also in the mood of losing the women’s doubles medal. She played in the mixed doubles and said that she regained her strength through this match: “I just lost in the women’s doubles. I feel uncomfortable at the moment, but I have recovered to play the mixed doubles. The performance is ideal. Today The response in front of the net is good, do what a girl should do, and leave the rest to Coleman, haha!”
Huang Zelin complained about being out of the men’s singles top 32 in this game.
As for Coleman, he also admitted that he had a black air about being out of the men’s singles: “At that time, my mood was affected. Whether it was the pressure of the top seed or the controversy over refereeing, these pressures were not easy to overcome. I have never tried to experience this. I’m in this mood, but there’s nothing I can do if I lose. Although I didn’t perform very well in this tournament, I took it as a lesson. I hope to perform well in both competitions, but my experience in mixed doubles is pretty good now.” He also pointed out At present, the two do not need to compete in other events, which means that they have greater determination to win medals. In addition to this year’s Universiade, Coleman will partner Zhang Weihuan in the mixed doubles at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September. He believes that there are not many opportunities to play in the mixed doubles every year, so he hopes to make the most of it.
Li Fen
In addition to Wang Kangyi, another Hong Kong women’s singles player, Li Fen, also played in the quarter-finals today against Liang Enshuo of Chinese Taipei. Li Fen was broken twice and lost 3:6 in the first set, but the game was suspended for nearly an hour due to rain. Although Li Fen had a 2-0 lead in the second set, he was overtaken by his opponent by winning 3 games in a row. When the game was tied at 5-5, he lost two more games in a row, and finally lost 5-7 before graduating.
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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2023-08-03 10:01:39
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