NEVER before has a female tennis player from Cambodia stood a chance of winning an SEA Games medal: the country next door is known more as a powerhouse of pentanque than of tennis. But things are about to change with the arrival of a new star in the region, Andrea Ka.

Hot shot Andrea Ka of Cambodia staged a gutsy comeback from 2-5 down in the final set to upset top seed Hsu Chieh-yu of Taiwan 4-6 6-0 7-6 (7-0) to claim her second ITF trophy in the US$10,000 Cal-Comp & XYZ Printing ITF Pro Circuit 5 at True Arena Hua Hin yesterday.