UTS Hong Kong draw revealed: Shang and Mannarino join competition, Kyrgios to attend to meet fans
The quarterfinals will take place on October 14 and 15 at the Kai Tak Arena.
Nick Kyrgios – UTS New York 2024
On October 14 and 15, UTS will be held in Hong Kong for the third stage of the season after Guadalajara and Nîmes… but without Nick Kyrgios. Still suffering from a knee injury, the Australian is forced to withdraw despite being present in Hong Kong.
Nick Kyrgios will be replaced by Juncheng Shang, world No. 237 and a rising Chinese talent, who will make his UTS debut. “I haven’t been able to recover from my knee injury in time, so I’ll miss Hong Kong”, Kyrgios said. “However, I will be going to support the event and see the fans. The tennis will be incredible, and I’m excited to be part of it.”
Another withdrawal to note is Tomas Machac, the Guadalajara champion earlier this year, who will be replaced by Adrian Mannarino. The Frenchman also took part in the Mexican edition last February, where he reached the semifinals.
Quarterfinals (October 14, Kai Tak Arena)
Alex de Minaur (No.1) vs Zhizhen Zhang
Juncheng Shang vs Jakub Mensik
Francisco Cerundolo vs Adrian Mannarino
Coleman Wong vs Andrey Rublev (No.2)
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