I haven’t checked my messages. I don’t know. Let’s see,
Coleman Wong said when asked if he had heard from Rafael Nadal following his golden triumph at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
The 22-year-old clinched a historic men’s singles gold medal on Saturday by defeating China’s Wu Yibing 6-2, 6-4 in the final at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Centre. Wong became the first man from Hong Kong to win tennis gold at the continental Games. Wang Xiyu of China won the women’s final to join Wong as a singles champion in Nagoya.
Wong Secures Place at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Ranked 100 in the world, Wong’s victory secured him a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, which will be his first Olympics. At the 2025 US Open, he was also the first Hong Kong male to reach the third round of a Grand Slam. At age 17, Wong moved to Spain to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy, where the Spanish great and uncle Toni Nadal regularly stay abreast of his progress and planning. He knows what’s going on, the planning and everything. We always ask him what do we do at this moment, should we go here or what’s the plan,
Wong said of Nadal, adding that Nadal always talks to coaches to check on team atmosphere and individual performance. Looking ahead to Los Angeles, Wong added: It’s going to be amazing, I’m going to be so excited.
Reflecting on his milestone achievement, Wong noted: But honestly, now reaching this point, winning this medal, you can call it unlocking an achievement.
His opponent, Wu, took his second Asian Games silver medal after previously finishing runner-up at Jakarta in 2018.
Future of Hong Kong Tennis
Wong’s success had an impact far beyond his own Olympic qualification, securing tennis’ elite status in Hong Kong for another four years. Bronze medals won by Eudice Chong and Cody Wong Hong-yi in the women’s doubles made it the most successful Games for their sport, following two bronze medals won at the National Games last November by Coleman Wong and the youth men’s team.
Michael Cheng Ming-git, president of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association, stated that his organisation would spend little time enjoying the moment, emphasizing that the next steps to keep the sport growing had already begun.
