French Open: Coleman Wong crashes out of Roland Garros with hopes for a third junior major title on hold for now
- Wong, who claimed the US Open junior doubles title in 2021, was hoping to clinch his third major title after winning the Australian Open junior doubles in January
- The loss is a double hit for Wong, who crashed out of the boys junior singles tournament in the opening round against Swiss player Kilian Feldbausch
Hong Kong tennis ace Coleman Wong Chak-lam has been denied the chance of a third junior major title, after crashing out of the French Open.
Wong and junior doubles partner Bruno Kuzuhara of the US, were unable to replicate their success from Melbourne, bowing out to Peter Nad and Martyn Pawelski 6-3, 6-4 in the final 16.
The fourth-seeded pair were unable to convert a number of key break point opportunities with their opponents needing just one hour and four minutes to cruise into the quarter finals.
Wong, who claimed the US Open junior doubles title in 2021 was hoping to clinch his third major title after winning the Australian Open boys’ junior title in January alongside Kuzuhara. The pair had started the week in good form, winning their first-round match against American Leanid Boika and Australia’s Jeremy Jin 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
The will come as a double hit for Wong, who was defeated in the junior singles tournament earlier in the week.
Despite the loss, Wong started 2022 in top form and spent the first half of the year competing in Egypt, Spain and Turkey between training sessions at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain.
A win in Paris would have edged the Hong Kong rookie closer to his dream of a top-300 ranking.
