Earlier in the men's singles semifinals, Yu Hiu Tung beat Hu Bing in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, while Goran Bosalevski accounted for defending champion, Wayne Wong, in a third set super-tiebreak, 5-7, 6-3, [10-6].

[Men's Singles]   [Men's Doubles]

According to CBGCC Tennis Director, Stephen So, "Finals day started with Yu Hiu Tung easily overcoming a tired but very talented Hu Bing, 6-2, 6-3, while Goran Bosalevski had to come back from behind to beat Wayne Wong in a two-and-a-half-hour battle. Both players had chances and with Wayne Wong 4-0 up in the super-tiebreak, looked set to get to his second consecutive final. However, his lack of match fitness didn't exactly help his cause and he was visibly tiring towards the end, with Goran taking it 10-6."

After winning their first four meetings, Wayne's career head-to-head with Goran now stands at 4-2, with their previous encounter coming in last year's CRC Open final. When these two players met in the round robins at Clearwater Bay last year, Wayne Wong bagged the last six points from 4-4 to win the third set super-tiebreak.

As things began to unfold in the title decider, Tung first clawed his way to a 5-2 lead in the opening set before the Triple Crown winner reeled off the next five games to win it, 7-5.

"I kind of definitely let my foot off the pedal a bit once I got the lead, which shouldn't have happened. Plus he was also playing very deep towards the end of the first set. I basically got pinned back with nowhere to go. I mean, every time I had the lead, he just played real aggressive tennis," said the newly crowned champion, Yu Hiu Tung.

Tung again drew first blood in the second set and led 5-3 but yielded the break advantage and was eventually forced into a tiebreak after Goran had conjured a break of his own. In the ensuing tiebreak, Tung jumped out to a seemingly authoritative 5-1 lead but was yet again pegged back to 5-5 before winning the next two points helped along with a double fault from his opponent to finally close it out, 7-5.

Tung took a quick-fire 3-0 lead in the third set when the Triple Crown winner motioned for the trainer to have his shoulder problem looked at. Though he fought on gallantly, the resistance from Goran was not nearly enough to fend off a player who has the finish line in full sight. Tung duly took the next three games to win this year's title and with it, a cheque for $57,000 after going undefeated in all matches.

The total prize money for winning the men's singles in all three local majors adds up to $49,000.

The men's doubles final was a very exciting encounter with home crowd favourite and defending champions Henry So and Ma Rong up against the experienced Aussies Andrew Town and Adrian Montesinos.

"So and Ma took an early 5-2 lead, only to strike some nerves allowing Town and Montesinos to come back to 5-all," recounted Stephen. "After some good serving and quick net exchanges the defending champions finally came through with the opening set, 7-5."

"In the second they jumped ahead with their winning momentum, caught a little resistance midway through the set, and eventually defended their title in a very entertaining match," added Stephen.

However, due to injuries sustained by Benny Lin and Jamie Holmes after the round robins, Monty Lo and Ross Elliott stepped in as alternates in their respective places in the semifinals. In fact, Jason Lijewski and Ross Elliott were leading Town and Montesinos 7-1 in the super-tiebreak at one stage but could not close it out in the end, losing it 10-8.

The Parent & Child Doubles title went to the second-seeded father and son combo of Chumphol and Joshua Kanjanapas – Congratulations. The proceeds from the Parent & Child Doubles were donated to the Hong Kong Tennis Association for junior development purposes and President of the HKTA, Mr. Kenneth Tsui, was on hand to receive the said donation from Tournament Director, Mr. Joel Ho.

Lastly, the Hong Kong Junior Number One Players Awards and the two Sportsmanship Awards were presented to the respective recipients by HKTA Chairman, Mr. Kenneth Tsui. The winners are:

 

Hong Kong Junior No. 1 Players Award

Boys' 18U	Kevin Kung
Girls' 18U	Zhang Ling
Boys' 16U	Lam Wing Lun
Girls' 16U	Katherine Ip
Boys' 14U	Kelvin Lam
Girls' 14U	Katherine Ip
Boys' 12U	Martin Lee
Girls' 12U	Ma Ka Man
Boys' 10U	Andrew Li
Girls' 10U	Law Yik Yan
Boys' Junior Sportsmanship Award	Lai Ting Yuen
Girls' Junior Sportsmanship Award	Abigail Chiu

Results
Hong Kong Tennis Champions Cup 2008
Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, NT
21-27 January 2008

MEN'S SINGLES

Semifinals
Yu Hiu Tung d. Hu Bing 6-2 6-3
(1)Goran Bosalevski d. (2)Wayne Wong 5-7 6-3 [10-6]

Final
Yu Hiu Tung d. (1)Goran Bosalevski 5-7 7-6(5) 6-0

MEN'S DOUBLES

Semifinals
(1)Andrew Town/Adrian Montesinos d. Ross Elliott/Jason Lijewski 1-6 7-6(3) [10-8]
(2)Ma Rong/Henry So d. Monty Lo/Stephen So 7-5 6-1

Final
(2)Ma Rong/Henry So d. (1)Andrew Town/Adrian Montesinos 7-5 6-2

The Hong Kong Tennis Champions Cup 2008
In Association with Mangrove West Coast
25 - 27 January 2008 | The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club
139 Tai Au Mun Road, Clearwater Bay, New Territories, Hong Kong
Tel: 2335 3752 | Website: www.cwbgolf.org.