Coleman Wong to play in Hong Kong’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown, reveals nickname
Wong to play at hometown event in October alongside Andrey Rublev – who ended his historic run at the US Open – and Nick Kyrgios
Coleman Wong Chak-lam has joined the line-up for next month’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Hong Kong – and revealed his nickname for the innovative event.
The city’s tennis fans received a boost on Tuesday when another name was added to the likes of Nick “King” Kyrgios and Alex “The Demon” de Minaur, with Wong – fresh from his historic run at the US Open – revealed as the chosen one.
A faster-paced version of regular tennis, UTS features interactive elements and informal names for players. Wong’s nickname? “The Chosen Wong”.
“The few names we came up with were really just some random thoughts,” Wong said on Tuesday.
“There are not many tennis players in Hong Kong, and I happen to be one of them, so I thought about that. I think it’s quite special.”