Coleman Wong served up another upset at the US Open on Thursday, beating Adam Walton in four sets at Flushing Meadows.On Thursday the 173-ranked qualifier became the first player from Hong Kong to ever reach the third round at a major, defeating Australia’s Adam Walton, 7-6(5), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
“This is something that I dreamed of, to keep going in a Slam,” Wong told reporters. “It’s one of the biggest tournaments in the world.
At the moment I am still digesting it, so I still need to calm down.”
That might not be happening any time soon.
It has been a tournament of firsts for the ebullient Wong, who became the first player from Hong Kong to play the main draw at a Grand Slam since 1988 by qualifying. When he made it through his first-round match, becoming the first player from Hong Kong to win a match at a major in the Open Era, his phone blew up with messages that included words of support from Rafael Nadal and his Uncle Toni, who have welcomed him at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca for four years.
