Christened the “future Venus Williams of Hong Kong tennis” after reaching the national championships final at 12, Venise Chan Wing-yau is grateful in hindsight that she was spared the social media glare that shines so harshly on today’s emerging stars. Still, a quarter of a century later and Chan is still putting herself out there. Still very quick to get the hang of her chosen sport, too. After switching her focus to padel at the beginning of this year, Chan will represent Hong Kong in what is...
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September 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Hong Kong star touted as ‘next Venus Williams’ set for 4th Asian Games in 2nd sport
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