Hong Kong's top tennis player Coleman Wong moved within one victory of a second consecutive French Open main draw appearance after battling past Czech Zdenek Kolar 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in the second round of qualifying on Wednesday.
Facing the 29-year-old Kolar, a clay-court specialist with six ATP Challenger titles on the surface, Wong saved his best for the deciding set. After splitting the first two sets, the Hong Kong youngster fired six aces in the final set alone, finishing the match with 15 aces overall to power through 6-1.
Wong edged a tight first set by breaking in the 12th game to take it 7-5, before Kolar showed his clay-court prowess by breaking twice to claim the second set 6-2.
Wong will next face 21-year-old Bolivian Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, ranked 178th in the world, in the final qualifying round for a place in the main draw.
