The South Korean tennis team competed on September 29 at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Japan, during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Star player Kwon Soon-woo (Chungnam Sports Council) won his second-round match in men's singles, defeating Undrah Purevdorj of Mongolia with a score of 2-0. Kwon, who won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, is participating in both singles and doubles events this time.
Hong Seong-chan lost to Sumit Nagal of India with a score of 0-2. Nagal had previously defeated both Jeong Hyeon and Kwon in earlier matches, continuing his success against South Korean players.
In women's singles, Baek Da-yeon was defeated by Japan's Sakatsume Himeno, also with a score of 0-2. Koo Yeon-woo is currently in a match against Uchijima Moyuka of Japan, with the score at 0-0.
Later in the evening, South Korea will compete in the first round of women's doubles against Thailand, the second round of men's doubles against Japan, and the second round of mixed doubles against Japan.
Earlier, the men's doubles team of Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Seong-chan advanced to the second round after defeating a team from Pakistan in 1 hour and 50 minutes with a score of 7-5, 6-4. Their upcoming match against Japan is expected to be a pivotal moment in the race for the men's doubles gold medal.
The last gold medal for South Korean tennis at the Asian Games was won in men's doubles at the 2014 Incheon Games. Kwon and Hong are aiming for a gold medal after a 12-year gap.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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