Hangzhou Open: Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong takes Brandon Nakashima to the brink before exiting

After a bright first set, Hong Kong qualifier Coleman Wong has lost 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4), 6-1 to the United States’ Brandon Nakashima at the Hangzhou Open on Friday. Nakashima, the ATP 250 tournament’s fourth seed, faced two match points in the second set before racing away with the deciding set. “It was a super-difficult match,” said the American, “down match points, but managed to come through.

” In the previous round of the tournament, Wong, ranked world No 141, had benefited from the retirement of Chinese wild card Yibing Wu (6-3)..