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Coleman Wong upsets Nakashima in Florida

2026-02-19 HKT 13:14
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  • Coleman Wong converted 32 of 38 shots and only dropped his serve once to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, ⁠7-6 (4). File photo: AFP
    Coleman Wong converted 32 of 38 shots and only dropped his serve once to beat Brandon Nakashima 6-4, ⁠7-6 (4). File photo: AFP
Hong Kong qualifier Coleman Wong upset seventh-seeded American Brandon Nakashima in straight sets 6-4, ⁠7-6 (4) in the round of 16 at Delray Beach, Florida.

Wong was lights out on his first serve on Wednesday, converting 32 of 38 shots (84 percent) and only dropping his serve once. Wong will face off against third-seeded Flavio Cobolli in the quarterfinals after the ⁠Italian took down France's Terence Atmane 7-5, 6-4.

Norway's second-seeded Caper Rudd fought back to oust American Marcos Giron 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Rudd rattled home 20 aces and saved all three break points he faced after dropping the first set.

In an All-American tilt, Sebastian Korda took down Alex Michelsen 6-3, 7-6 (6) as Korda converted four of his 13 break-point opportunities.

In Doha, top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz ushered himself into the quarterfinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with a straight-sets romp against France's Valentin Royer 6-2, 7-5 in the round of 16 in Doha.

Alcaraz had a clean first set, saving the two break points he faced while breaking ⁠Royer twice. Royer jumped ahead 5-2 in the second set, but Alcaraz won 21 of the final 27 points of the match to storm back and seal the win.

Second-seeded Jannik Sinner also advanced with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Australia's Alexei Popyrin. The Italian has yet to face a break point in his two matches.

Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev fell to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the lone upset of the day.

Fifth-seeded ⁠Andrey Rublev, sixth-seeded Jakub Mensik, seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov, eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka ⁠and Arthur Fils advanced as ⁠well, with all but Khachanov winning in straight sets. (Reuters)



Edited by Cecil Wong

Coleman Wong upsets Nakashima in Florida