Hong Kong star tennis junior Cody Wong targets grand slam breakthrough like Emma Raducanu
- City’s most successful female junior hopes to emulate Raducanu and make a name for herself at senior majors next season
- ‘Emma is just a few months younger than me, and she is already a grand slam winner,’ says 18-year-old Wong, who is targeting spot in doubles top 100
Hong Kong’s most successful female tennis junior Cody Wong Hong-yi is looking to emulate Emma Raducanu and make a name for herself at the senior grand slams next season.
The 20-year-old, who has already claimed 11 senior doubles victories in the last eight months, begins the second half of the season next week with hopes of raising her world ranking and qualifying for major tournaments.
“I was more than thrilled because the results in doubles were beyond my expectation,” Wong said in Hong Kong this week. “I hope I have enough points to compete in the senior grand slams in the coming season.”
Wong is no stranger to junior grand slams. She reached the semi-finals of the junior US Open with Canadian Melodie Collard in 2019, where they lost a tie break to miss out on reaching the final.
Her best singles results have been last-16 spots at the 2018 Australian Open and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
“Whether it’s physical or mental, there’s a big difference between junior and senior tennis,” Wong said. “On the senior tour, every player is so consistent throughout the match, whereas in juniors, we have so many ups and downs.
