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India Faces Tough Asian Games Singles Draw, Doubles Offer Hope
India’s tennis players are preparing for a difficult Asian Games competition.
Sumit Nagal and Dhakshineswar Suresh will play in the men’s singles event.
Both players received byes, so they start in the second round.
Nagal could face several strong opponents on his way to the medal rounds.
Suresh also has difficult possible opponents, including Chun-Hsin Tseng and Soonwoo Kwon.
India’s coaches believe both players can perform well.
The country’s best medal chances are expected to come in men’s doubles.
India also has strong teams in mixed doubles.
The matches will be played in Nagoya from September 27 to October 3.
Seventh seed Sumit Nagal will face South Korea’s Hong Seongchan after receiving a first-round bye.
Eleventh seed Dhakshineswar Suresh opens against Indonesia’s Muhammad Trismuwantara and could meet Chun-Hsin Tseng or Soonwoo Kwon.
Nagal’s section includes third seed Wu Yibing and eighth seed Hayato Matsuoka, while Suresh’s quarter could feature Khumoyun Sultanov or Soonwoo Kwon.
India’s strongest medal prospects are in men’s doubles, where N Sriram Balaji-Anirudh Chandrasekar are top seeds and Yuki Bhambri-Dhakshineswar Suresh are fifth seeds.
The tennis competitions run from September 27 to October 3 in Nagoya, with India also entering women’s and mixed doubles teams.
- Who
- Indian tennis players Sumit Nagal, Dhakshineswar Suresh, and India’s doubles teams.
- What
- India received a challenging Asian Games tennis draw, with stronger medal prospects in doubles than singles.
- Where
- Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya.
- When
- The tennis competitions are scheduled for September 27 to October 3.
- Why
- Nagal and Suresh face difficult singles routes, while India has highly seeded men’s and mixed doubles teams.
Key facts
- Men’s singles seeds
- Sumit Nagal is seventh seed and Dhakshineswar Suresh is 11th seed.
- Nagal’s opener
- Nagal will face South Korea’s Hong Seongchan after a first-round bye.
- Suresh’s opener
- Suresh will face Indonesia’s Muhammad Trismuwantara after a first-round bye.
- Men’s doubles
- N Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar are top seeds; Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh are fifth seeds.
- Women’s doubles
- Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale are seeded eighth and face Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina.
- Mixed doubles
- Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhosale are second seeds, while Balaji and Raina are fourth seeds.
- Venue and dates
- Matches are scheduled at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya from September 27 to October 3.
Quotes
Ashutosh Singh
India’s men’s tennis coach
“Sumit has the experience of playing at a high level and with his competitiveness and game sense, he’ll do well. Dhakshineswar, with his all round explosive game, is a contender in every draw.”
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“We have been practising in Nagoya after recovering from Korea Davis Cup tie and working on acclimatisation, practicing match combinations for doubles and mixed.”
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