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Hong Kong star Coleman Wong on verge of top 100 after beating top seed at ATP 250 event
['Stephy Zhang']
South China Morning Post
Coleman Wong Chak-lam pulled off a major upset on Thursday, coming from behind to eliminate the top seed and reach the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 Mifel Open in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Hong Kong’s top-ranked player, currently ranked world No 108, rallied from a set down to beat Czech world No 12 Jiri Lehecka 2-1 in the last 16.
After holding serve in his opening game, Wong struggled against a dominant Lehecka, dropping the first set 6-1 after being broken twice.
In the second set, both players held firm in a tight contest before Wong broke in the eighth game to level the match at 6-3.
It’s like … the whole match was so close,” Wong said after the match, admitting he had not expected to pull off the comeback.