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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”.

The Hongkonger, 22, had knocked out the tournament top seed Jiri Lehecka on Wednesday and followed that up with a quarter-final win over 77th-ranked American Jenson Brooksby on Thursday.
The two wins had helped Wong become the first player from the city to crack the ATP top 100, and he was ranked at No 90 going into the semi-final against the 21-year-old, who was also playing in his first ATP semi-final.
Gea’s win over Wong also helped him crack the top 100, rising from No 127 to No 95 in the live rankings.
In his first ATP Tour final, Gea will face world No 54 Denis Shapovalov, after the Canadian beat Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the other semi-final.


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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


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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Hongkonger Coleman Wong’s dream run at ATP event comes to an end with semi-final loss

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}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

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