Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-sung secured a silver medal in men's doubles tennis on October 2.
The duo lost to Japan's Yusuke Kusuhara and Sunsuke Nakagawa in the final held at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, with a set score of 0-2 (3-6, 6-7<4-7>).
After dropping the first set 3-6, Nam and Park rallied in the second set, pushing it to a tiebreaker but ultimately fell 4-7. This result leaves Korean tennis with just one silver medal from the tournament, despite initially aiming for up to four golds. The team faced setbacks, including the withdrawal of Kwon Soon-woo in the third round of men's singles due to a left knee injury.
Previously, at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, Kwon Soon-woo and Hong Sung-chan won a bronze medal in men's doubles. The last gold medalist for Korean tennis at the Asian Games was Jeong Hyeon and Lim Yong-kyu, who triumphed in men's doubles at the 2014 Incheon Games.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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