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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal congratulates Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong after junior doubles win – ‘I’m so touched’
- The 20-time grand slam winner poses for photos with local teenager Wong having offered him advice throughout their Melbourne stint
- ‘Be relaxed’ and ‘soak in the experience because it’s a long road ahead’, were Nadal’s words to Wong, who returns to the Spaniard’s academy in Spain
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Spanish great Rafael Nadal made sure to congratulate local star Coleman Wong’s junior Australian Open victory, just a day before gunning for his own history-making 21st career grand slam tennis title.
The 35-year-old Nadal posted an Instagram story of Wong and American partner Bruno Kuzuhara after their Australian Open junior doubles win to his 13 million followers.
“Big congrats to both! Great win of a Rafa Nadal Academy player,” said Nadal, who faces Russia’s number two seed Daniil Medvedev in the senior men’s singles final in Melbourne on Sunday.
Wong, 17, has been training at Nadal’s academy in Mallorca, Spain since last November, where he has been under the guidance of 20-time grand slam-winning coach Toni Nadal and rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s best junior and senior players.
Photos and videos soon emerged of Nadal meeting Wong post-win, where he joked around and posed for a photo with his trophy.
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