Coleman Wong’s history-making run in an ATP event came to an end in Mexico on Friday when he lost in the semi-final of the Mifel Open to France’s Arthur Gea.Wong, who was playing in his first ATP semi-final, lost 7-6, 6-3 in Los Cabos.Gea needed six chances to close out the first set, winning the tiebreak 9-7.The Frenchman had led 5-4 in the set when Wong saved two set points, and squandered another four set points in the tiebreaker before finally prevailing.He said later that things were a bit smoother in the second set as he became “less tense”, while Wong “started feeling the pressure”.Arthur Gea joins Coleman Wong in the top 100 after his semi-final win. Photo: EPA
Coleman Wong’s dream run at ATP event comes to an end with semi-final loss
Wong, who became the first city player to enter world top 100 on Thursday, bows out to opponent who was also playing first ATP semi-final.
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