Coleman Wong stays cool in face of opponent’s outburst to reach last 8 of Challenger event
Hongkonger ignores Bosnian Damir Dzumhur’s tirade to again come back from a set down at Copa Cap Cana tournament in Dominican Republic
Coleman Wong Chak-lam said he had drawn inspiration from superstar pair Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner after he coolly ignored a confrontational outburst from opponent Damir Dzumhur to secure a three-set victory and a spot in the Copa Cap Cana quarter-finals in the Dominican Republic.
The Hongkonger irritated Dzumhur when he clenched his fist in the direction of his support team after the Bosnian double-faulted to hand Wong a 4-1 lead in the deciding set.
As Wong marched to his seat, Dzumhur angrily asked him: “‘Yes’, on a double fault, huh?”
Wong’s refusal to engage further antagonised the former world No 23, who repeatedly demanded: “I’m asking you, ‘yes’, on a double fault?”