Kwon Soon-woo (54th, Dangjin City Hall) plays once morest Holger Rune (99th, Denmark) in the men’s singles first round of the Australian Open tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 17th. Melbourne = Archyde.com
Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo (54th) won the first round of the Australian Open tennis tournament (total prize money of 75 million Australian dollars, regarding 64.4 billion won) following four challenges with a thrilling comeback victory.
Kwon Soon-woo defeated Holger Rune (99th, Denmark) 3-2 (3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2) following a full set match in the first round of men’s singles on the first day of the tournament in Melbourne, Australia on the 17th. .
With this, Soon-Woo Kwon succeeded in hunting for the first victory in the Australian Open finals. Kwon Soon-woo previously competed in the finals three times in 2018, 2020, and 2021, but failed in the first round. In 2019, they were eliminated from the preliminary round. It is a splendid achievement at the end of the 5th season of 4 battles in 5 years.
It is the fourth time Kwon Soon-woo has reached the second round in the four major tennis tournaments, following the 2020 US Open (elimination in the second round), the French Open (elimination in the third round) last year, and Wimbledon (elimination in the second round).
Kwon Soon-woo will face Denis Shapovalov (14th, Canada), who came up following beating Laslo Zere (51st, Serbia) 3-1 on the 19th, and the second round (the round of 64) on the 19th.
Kwon Soon-woo started uneasy by allowing a break without scoring a single point in his first sub game in the first set. The 5th sub game was also broken and the set was abandoned. The second set, however, turned the tide by breaking Rune’s second subgame. The 3rd sub game was lost, but the momentum was maintained by taking Rune’s next sub game immediately, eventually making a set score of 1-1.
Kwon Soon-woo (54th, Dangjin City Hall) cheers following defeating Holger Rune (99th, Denmark) in the men’s singles first round of the Australian Open tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 17th. Melbourne = AFP Yonhap News
However, the flow of the game changed once more in the third set. While Rune continued to dominate the power, Kwon Soon-woo had a higher success rate in net play and took the set.
Kwon Soon-woo lost the first sub game of the 4th set to Rune, and his defeat grew, but luck came to him this time. Rune began to feel pain in her leg. He mightn’t even support Kwon Soon-woo’s serve in the 7th game. Kwon Soon-woo eventually took 4 sets and drove the match to the final set.
Kwon Soon-woo gave a foreboding of victory by breaking Rune’s third sub game, which was constantly shaken by pain. Kwon Soon-woo, who continued the flow, confirmed the victory in three hours and five minutes.
Born in 2003, 19 years old and in his third year as a professional, Rune is six years younger than Kwon Soon-woo, and although he is 45 places behind in the rankings, he is a promising player who won the French Open Junior in 2019. Last year, in the first round of the US Open, he left a deep impression on fans following losing 1-3 following playing well once morest world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia). At that time, Rune also complained of leg muscle pain from the third set.
Kim Ki-joong reporter k2j@hankookilbo.com
Balance to see the world, Hankook Ilbo © Hankookilbo
.