COLIN Wong (pix) is now more confident with his tennis after making the singles semi-finals of a Barcelona circuit tournament during his recent training stint at the Albert Portas Academy.
The 15-year-old hopes it will be enough to help Selangor clinch the boys' team gold medal in the Malaysia Games tennis competition at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) in Kuala Lumpur.
Colin, who is making his Malaysia Games debut, is one of the most talented junior players in the country.
The student of SMK Kota Kemuning will decide by the end of the year whether to give full concentration on tennis.
"The stint in Barcelona has helped my game in many ways. I am physically and mentally stronger compared to before," said Colin on Friday.
"I will decide after my PMR examinations on whether I should play tennis full-time. As for now, I am just going with the flow."
Selangor coach S. Selvarajoo confirmed yesterday that Colin together with Juan Antonio Los Santos will play singles when they face the star-studded Negri Sembilan side in the semi-finals today.
Negri, led by national champion Syed Agil Syed Naguib and Khoo Er Yang, are the favourites in this tie.
In yesterday's quarter-finals, Colin clinched Selangor's winning point in their 2-1 win over minnows Johor.
Colin gave Selangor an unassailable 2-0 lead by thrashing Lukman Hakim Aziz 6-2, 6-2 after compatriot Los Santos had beaten Zulfahmi Salamat 6-2,6-0.
Negri earned their semi-final ticket by overcoming Pahang 2-1. The other semi-final pits Federal Territories, led by Marcus Chee, against newcomers Terengganu.
The gold medallist in the boys' team will also be decided today.
RESULTS
Preliminary round - Boys' Group A: Perlis 1 Perak 2, Group B: Kedah 0 Federal Territories 3, Group C: Terengganu 2 Kelantan 1, Group D: Sabah 2 Penang 1, Malacca 2 Pahang 1.
Girls' Group A: Perak 0 Federal Territories 3, Group B: Kedah 2 Malacca 1, Group C: Pahang 2 Penang 1, Sabah 0 Perlis 3.
Second round - Boys' q-finals: Selangor 2 Johor 1, Negri Sembilan 2 Pahang 1, Federal Territories 2 Perak 1, Terengganu 2 Malacca 1.
Girls' Group X: Pahang 3 Malacca 0, Group Y: Selangor 2 Perlis 1.
