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Kwon Soon-woo crashes out of Wimbledon in 3-0 loss to Holger Rune

Kwon, currently ranked No. 367 in the ATP rankings and back in the men's singles at Wimbledon for the first time in three years, lost in three straight sets to the Danish rising star.

2024-07-03

Kwon Soon-woo exits Australian Open after tight first round

Kwon Soon-woo is out of the Australian Open, losing 3-1 to Slovakia’s Lukas Klein in a tough first-round match on Tuesday.

2024-01-16

Kwon Soon-woo to face Lukas Klein in first round at Australian Open

Korea’s tennis darling Kwon Soon-woo, who infamously ended his last singles match with a temper tantrum, is returning to the court Tuesday after a nearly four-month break.

2024-01-15

'Ultimate Tennis Showdown' in Korea postponed week before tournament

The Korea leg of the “Ultimate Tennis Showdown” has been "postponed" due to “strikes at Australian ports,” UTS said one week before the tournament was set to begin. Ticket holders will be fully reimbursed beginning Monday, UTS said.

2023-11-26

Nick Kyrgios and Kwon Soon-woo to compete in 'fast and furious' UTS tournament in Goyang

The Korea leg of the international “Ultimate Tennis Showdown” — an individual men's tennis league founded by a big-name French coach in 2020 — is officially a month away as the star-studded tournament next comes to Seoul.

2023-10-31

Wonder Girls' Yubin breaks up with tennis pro Kwon Soon-woo

Yubin was recently seen deleting her Instagram posts featuring Kwon and unfollowing Kwon's Instagram account, which had fans of the singer wonder whether the couple had broken up.

2023-10-05

Korean sport governing body issues apology for Kwon Soon-woo’s ‘ungentlemanlike’ behavior

The Korean Sports & Olympic Committee has apologized for tennis player Kwon Soon-woo's unsportsmanlike behavior during the Asian Games.

2023-09-26

Kwon's temper tantrum goes viral

Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo smashes his racket after losing to Kasidit Samrej of Thailand at the Asian Games Monday. Kwon also appeared to refuse to shake Kasidit's hand after the match, sparking controversy for his unsportsmanlike behavior

2023-09-26

Tennis favorite Kwon Soon-woo denied singles gold shot

Gold favorite Kwon Soon-woo lost the men’s tennis singles second round match at the Asian Games 2-1, crashing out of the singles tournament with a doubles event still left to play.

2023-09-25

Kwon Soon-woo crashes out of first round of U.S. Open with 3-1 loss

Kwon Soon-woo crashed out of the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday, losing 3-1 to 28th-seed Christopher Eubanks.

2023-08-29