Hong Kong tennis player Coleman Wong Chak-lam continued his historic run at the US Open on Thursday, defeating Australia's Adam Walton with a score of 3-1 at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. 

The victory makes the world number 173-ranked qualifier the first man from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to reach the tournament's third round in the Open era, which began in 1968. 

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Up next for Wong is another challenge as he prepares to square off against Moscow-born player Andrey Rublev in his upcoming US Open journey. 

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