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Kwon Soon-woo beats Mackenzie McDonald to reach Japan Open quarterfinals

Kwon Soon-woo is through to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open after beating Mackenzie McDonald of the United States by two sets to one on Wednesday.

2022-10-05

Starting strong

Kwon Soon-woo celebrates after beating sixth seed Alex de Minaur of Australia in the Japan Open men's singles round of 32 at the at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Tuesday.

2022-10-04

Yoshihito Nishioka stuns seeded players to take Korea Open title

Yoshihito Nishioka won the Korea Open against fourth seed Denis Shapovalov on Sunday, taking the trophy after two sets of neck-and-neck play.

2022-10-02

Chung Hyeon's comeback starts with doubles win

Class is back in session, at least for now, as Chung "The Professor" Hyeon returned to the court for the first time in two years on Wednesday to win his opening doubles game at the Korea Open, partnering up with Korean No. 1 Kwon Soon-woo.

2022-09-28

Kwon Soon-woo beats Chung Yun-seong to advance at Korea Open

Kwon Soon-woo beat qualifier Chung Yun-seong in a close round of 32 match at the Eugene Korea Open in Seoul on Tuesday, fighting through three sets with two tiebreakers to take the win.

2022-09-27

Kwon Soon-woo sets sights on U.S. Open after big Wimbledon match

Kwon Soon-woo is the top-ranked Korean tennis player and the only Korean with the chance to contend for a men's Grand Slam title this year. After putting up a good fight against Djokovic at Wimbledon, Kwon has set his sights on the U.S. Open.

2022-08-02

Kwon Soon-woo beats Marcus Giron to advance at Atlanta Open

Kwon Soon-woo beat Marcos Giron of the United States two sets to one in the round of 32 at the Atlanta Open in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday.

2022-07-26

ATP to hold new men's Korea Open in Seoul in September

ATP added six new tournaments to its calendar Friday to replace the cancellation of events in China due to continued lockdown in the country, including the inaugural men’s tennis Korea Open to be held in Seoul.

2022-07-22

Doubles pairs see success at ITF Incheon, ATP Orlando tournaments

It was a good weekend for Korean tennis doubles, as Han Na-lae and Choi Ji-hee won an ITF International Women's Challenger trophy for the second week in a row on Saturday, while Chung Yun-seong and Michail Pervolarakis won the ATP Orlando Open.

2022-06-13

Kwon Soon-woo knocked out of Adelaide International 2

Kwon Soon-woo crashed out of the men's singles competition at the Adelaide International 2 at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday, losing 2-1 to Arthur Rinderknech of France in the round of 16.

2022-01-12