match report
Wong created Hong Kong history in his hometown and made business progress
Defending champion Muller advances to ATP 250
January 6, 2026
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Coleman Wong defeated Mariano Navone in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Sam Jacott
Huang Kewen defeated Mariano Navone 6-3, 7-5 at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open on Tuesday, becoming the first player to win the tournament on behalf of Hong Kong in the history of the event.
The 21-year-old has failed on two previous occasions at the ATP 250 event but promises it will be third time lucky. The wild-card player, who reached the third round at the U.S. Open in August, will next play Canadian Gabriel Diallo, who defeated Jesper De Jong 6-4, 7-6(7).
According to the Infosys ATP Win-Loss Index, Shang Juncheng defeated Francisco Comesana 6-4, 6-4 in the hard court event, improving his record to 7-2. The Chinese wild card, playing for the first time since last October in Shanghai, will be looking to put a difficult injury period in 2025 behind him in the coming months.
The 20-year-old reached a career-high No. 47 in the PIF ATP Rankings but is currently ranked No. 406 and has reached the Hong Kong semi-finals twice. Shang will face Lorenzo Sonego in the second round.
Defending champion Alexander Muller continued his impressive record by defeating Miomir Kekmanović 7-5, 6-4 in Hong Kong. The Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title at the 2025 event and will face Marcos Giron in the second round. Team USA easily defeated Laszlo Djer 6-2, 6-0.
Fifth seed Sonego and Argentinian Thomas Martin Echeverri also advanced. Sonego beat #NextGenATP Japanese star Rei Sakamoto 6-2, 7-6(4), while Etcheverry beat Valentin Royer 6-4 7-5. Echeverri will next face top seed and PIF ATP No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti.
Botic van de Zandschulp will face second seed Alexander Bublik in the second round. The Dutchman defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 as the pair drew 2-2 in the Lexus ATP head-to-head series.
