(LEAD) (Asiad) Kwon Soon-woo exits Asian Games singles tennis in 3rd round due to injury
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo retired from his...
South Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo exited the men's singles competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in the third round due to a knee injury, as reported by Yonhap News Agency on September 30. Kwon lost the match against Uzbekistan's Khumoyun Sultanov, trailing 3-0 in the first set. This marked Kwon's fifth appearance in the event, following two singles and two doubles matches.
With Kwon's departure, all four of South Korea's singles players failed to advance to the knockout stage. Hong Seong-chan, Back Da-yeon, and Ku Yeon-woo had already been eliminated in earlier rounds. South Korea secured a bronze medal in men's doubles with Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-sung advancing to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Nam and Park defeated Thai players Pruchya Isaro and Maximus Jones 2-0 (6-2, 6-3), earning South Korea its second consecutive men's doubles medal.
All semifinal losers will receive bronze medals. In Thursday's semifinals, Nam and Park will face off against Chinese Taipei's Ho Chenjui and Hsu Yu-hsiou.
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