Hong Kong’s Davis Cup tennis young guns beat Benin 3-1 to book place in World Group II play-offs
- Team captain Jack Wong and Australian Open junior doubles champion Coleman Wong won their opening singles matches to give Hong Kong a crucial lead
- Hong Kong will now join 11 other nations in the second round of the World Group II play-offs in September
They might be Hong Kong’s youngest Davis Cup team, but they are now on track to become the most successful.
In the Davis Cup World Group II play-offs over the weekend, the Hong Kong men’s tennis team defeated Benin 3-1 over a series of games that were at times incredibly tight.
Led by captain Jack Wong and Australian Open junior doubles champion Coleman Wong, the duo won their opening singles matches to give Hong Kong a crucial lead heading into the doubles matches, where they continued to find success against locals Alexis Klegou and Sylvestre Monnou to win, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
“They had a super loud and engaging home crowd cheering them on,” Hong Kong team captain Jack Wong said.
“We’ve not really experienced that kind of atmosphere before. This is my second time competing in this event with the team. This time’s competition was really unique.”
The team were able to shut off the hugely partisan crowd to book themselves a spot in the next round of 2022 World Group II, alongside 11 other teams including Ireland, Latvia, Indonesia, Estonia and Taiwan. Those matches are set to take place in September this year.
Fresh from a stunning Australian Open junior doubles grand slam victory, Coleman Wong described conditions in Benin as “very difficult”.
