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Hong Kong Tennis Open: China’s Wu and Shang join Rublev, Coleman Wong in line-up
Tournament will feature all three National Games medallists as Wu Yibing and Jerry Shang sign up alongside Hong Kong’s Wong
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Coleman Wong Chak-lam will be joined at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open next month by his fellow National Games medallists Wu Yibing and Jerry Shang Juncheng, the organisers have announced.
Wong, Hong Kong’s leading player, could also face Andrey Rublev, who ended his historic run at this year’s US Open, after the Russian was among a host of the world’s top 20 players confirmed to have signed up.
Set to play at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium from January 4 to 11 are world No 8 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, Kazakhstan’s No 11-ranked Alexander Bublik and two-time grand slam singles quarter-finalist Karen Khachanov, who is ranked 18.
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China’s Wu, who will make his tournament debut in Hong Kong, won National Games gold in Zhuhai last month, beating Shang in the final and Wong, who collected bronze, in the semi-finals.
Shang will make his third appearance in the city, having last January had his hopes of winning the event ended prematurely when he retired because of illness during his semi-final.
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