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South China Morning Post
22-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's Coleman Wong needs to be flawless to beat Shelton at Miami Open, coach says
Coleman Wong Chak-lam needs to be flawless on the first serve and 'a goalkeeper' when receiving if he stands any chance of beating world No 14 Ben Shelton in the Miami Open on Saturday, his coach said. Advertisement Hong Kong's top player made history on Thursday when he became the first from the city to win a match at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, beating world No 82 Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-3. The 20-year-old Wong's coach, James Allemby said that victory had been built on a series of lessons learned over a tough start to the 2025 season. 'This is our sixth week now in a row, and we've made a point of learning lessons from each week and then building on those and not falling into the same traps,' Allemby said. 'We've been pretty systematic in reinforcing those every day.' Wong will face Shelton in the round of 64 on centre court at 11pm, Hong Kong time. Coleman Wong (left) alongside coach James Allemby at the Australian Open. Photo: Instagram/ hambittttt Shelton, who is the son of former American tennis player Bryan Shelton, stands at 6ft 4in and weighs 88kg. He uses his power and height to his advantage, hitting serves that can reach more than 240km per hour.
South China Morning Post
08-02-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Tennis stars want investigation into pros using focus-enhancing ADHD drug
Several tennis professionals want the game's governing bodies to investigate the number of players taking ADHD medication, claiming it could enhance their focus in matches. James Allemby, coach of Hong Kong's No 1 tennis player Coleman Wong Chak-lam, said the issue deserved 'a bigger lens' than the doping scandals surrounding multiple grand slam winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek. The debate around players diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder taking Adderall, which contains amphetamine and makes the user more awake, focused and calm, was reignited earlier this year when Brazilian Karue Sell said the sport was not clean. 'The feeling you get when you're on Adderall is that you're locked in all the time,' Allemby said. 'You don't have that loose second serve return when you're down 15-40 in a match, it just doesn't happen because you're so tuned in.' Speaking on a tennis podcast in January, when asked if the sport was clean, Sell said no and referenced the use of Adderall. James Allemby (right) coaches Hong Kong's No 1 men's tennis player, Coleman Wong Chak-lam (left). Photo: Instagram/ hambittttt 'We've got a bunch of guys taking Adderall,' Sell said. 'I personally don't think tennis is clean, I'm more on the case of players who can take Adderall [where] you can just be locked in mentally for hours.
