(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 third-round men's singles match due to a knee injury at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, with all four Korean singles players failing to reach the knockout stage.
During his men's singles third-round match against Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Japan, Kwon retired due to a knee injury when he was trailing 3-0 in the first set.
It was Kwon's fifth match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, following two singles and two doubles matches.
With Kwon's exit, all four South Korean singles players have been eliminated from medal contention.
Hong Seong-chan lost in the men's singles second round, while Back Da-yeon and Ku Yeon-woo were eliminated in the women's second round.
This file photo, provided by the Korea Tennis Association, shows Kwon Soon-woo playing during a Davis Cup match at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul on Sept. 19, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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