Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong Chak-lam has joined the line-up for next month’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown in his hometown – and revealed his nickname for the innovative event.
The city’s tennis fans received a boost on Tuesday when another addition was made to join the likes of Nick “King” Kyrgios and Alex “The Demon” de Minaur, with Wong – fresh from his historic run at the US Open – revealed as the chosen one.
A faster-paced version of regular tennis, UTS features interactive elements and informal names for players. Wong’s nickname? “The Chosen Wong”.
“The few names we came up with were really just some random thoughts,” Wong said on Tuesday.
“There are not many tennis players in Hong Kong, and I happen to be one of them, so I thought about that. I think it’s quite special.”