Hyun-Jung and Soon-Woo Kwon (Dangjin City Hall) advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour Eugene Investment & Securities Korea Open (total prize money: $1,237,570).
Group Hyeon Jeong and Soon-woo Kwon defeated Hans Verdugo (Mexico) and Treat Huey (Philippines) 2-1 (2-6 6-2 10-8) in the first round of the third day doubles at the Olympic Park tennis court in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 28th. .
Jeong Hyeon, who wrote the myth of being the first Korean player to advance to the semifinals of a major tournament at the Australian Open in 2018, decorated his comeback game with a victory following two years.
Hyeon Chung has not played since the French Open in September 2020 due to a recent back injury.
In the match that was held on a weekday evening with a lot of spectators visiting the stadium, the team between Jeonghyeon and Kwon Sunwoo lost the first set 2-6.
However, in the second set, the Korean group, led by Jeong-hyeon, who had a unique backhand and a sense of play, won the second set 6-2 and turned the game back to the beginning.
The last three sets, which were played with match tie-breaks, were a tight match until 8-8.
At the end of the match, Jeong-hyeon’s performance stood out.
In 7-7, he made 8-7 with a strong serve point, and in 8-8 he scored with a volley to the net for 9-8 match points.
It was Kwon Soon-woo’s responsibility to finish.
Kwon Soon-woo finished the first round, which took 1 hour and 12 minutes, with a lob shot that passed the opponent’s key in a rally situation.
In the second round, Hyun-Jung and Soon-Woo Kwon face Andre Goransson (Sweden) and Ben McLachlan (Japan) in the second round.
In the doubles ranking, Goranson is 72nd, MacLachlan is 83rd, and Kwon Soonwoo is 288th.
Jung Hyeon has not been ranked for the past two years.
In the previous match, Song Min-gyu (229th, doubles ranking, KDB Industrial Bank) and Nam Ji-seong (239th, Sejong City Hall) also advanced to the quarterfinals.
The Song Min-kyu and Nam Ji-seong group defeated Robert Galloway (89th) and Alex Lawson (107th, USA) 2-1 (3-6 6-3 11-9).
In the quarterfinals, Song Min-kyu and Nam Ji-sung will meet the 2nd seed Nicholas Barientos (67th, Colombia) and Miguel Angel Reyes Barella (76th, Mexico) in the quarterfinals.
If Jeong-hyeon and Kwon Soon-woo and Song Min-gyu and Nam Ji-seong all reach the semifinals, they will face each other in the semifinals.
In the singles match, Denis Shapovalov (24th, singles ranking, Canada) defeated Jaume Munnar (59th, Spain) 2-0 (7-5 6-4) to advance to the quarterfinals first.
Shapovalov, who reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year, will face Radu Albot (91st, Moldova) in the quarterfinals.
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