Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Sung-chan Advance to Men's Doubles Second Round in Tennis

Kwon Soon-woo (Chungnam Sports Council) and Hong Sung-chan (Dangjin City Hall), bronze medalists at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, have gotten off to a smooth start in the doubles competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The duo of Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Sung-chan defeated Pakistan's Muzammil Murtaza and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 2-0 (7-5, 6-4) in 1 hour and 50 minutes in the first round of the men's doubles held today (the 28th) at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Japan.

The two players, who won bronze in the men's doubles at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, successfully passed their first hurdle after teaming up once again for this tournament.

In the second round, they will face Japan's Yusuke Kusuhara and Shunsuke Nakagawa for a spot in the quarterfinals.

South Korean tennis's last Asian Games gold medal came in the men's doubles at the 2014 Incheon Games.

The Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Sung-chan pair are now challenging for the country's first gold medal in 12 years.

In mixed doubles, Koo Yeon-woo (CJ CheilJedang) and Shin Woo-bin (Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps) defeated Thailand's Anchisa Chanta and Thanakorn Chanta 2-0 (6-3, 6-2).

Lee Eun-hye (NH Nonghyup Bank) and Shin San-hui (Gyeongsan City Hall) also claimed a comeback victory 2-1 (4-6, 6-1, 12-10) against Thailand's Peangtarn Plipuech and Pruchya Isaro.

In women's doubles, Park So-hyun (Gangwon State University / Gangwon Provincial Office) and Jeong Bo-young (Andong City Hall) advanced to the second round without stepping onto the court after Uzbekistan's Darya Shubina and Sevil Yuldasheva withdrew before the match.

(Photo courtesy of the Korea Tennis Association, Yonhap News)
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