Dhakshineswar Suresh Gets First Crack at Kwon as India Chase Historic Davis Cup Final 8 Berth
India and South Korea meet for a Finals berth, with the winner joining an eight-nation field that includes defending champion Italy.
- Starting Friday, India faces South Korea at the Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Seoul for a round two Davis Cup Qualifiers tie, with the winner advancing to the Finals.
- India aims to return to the tournament's elite tier, last achieved in 2011, following victories against Switzerland and the Netherlands that propelled it to rank 19th globally.
- India's lineup features Sumit Nagal and Dhakshineswar Suresh facing South Korea's experienced Soonwoo Kwon and Hyeon Chung; Sriram Balaji and Niki Poonacha replace injured Yuki Bhambri in doubles.
- Matches begin Friday with Kwon facing Suresh, followed by Chung against Nagal; Saturday's doubles features Jisung Nam and Ulsung Park against Balaji and Poonacha.
- With both teams competing for one of eight spots in the elite Finals, Sumit Nagal emphasized the pressure and motivation of representing their country in this defining tie.
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Times of IndiaDhakshineswar Suresh gets first crack at Kwon as India chase historic Davis Cup Final 8 berth
India begins its Davis Cup Final 8 bid against South Korea on Friday. Dhakshineswar Suresh opens singles play against Soonwoo Kwon on a slow court. Sumit Nagal faces Hyeon Chung in the second singles match. India's doubles pair N Sriram Balaji and Niki Poonacha will contest the doubles rubber. Both teams aim for a historic breakthrough in this high-stakes qualifier.
The Taegeuk mark carries a heavy weight, but the path ahead is exciting. Korean men's tennis is aiming for its first-ever Davis Cup quarterfinal appearance. Led by head coach Chung Jong-sam, the Korean team will face India in the second round of the 2026 Davis Cup qualifiers on the 18th and 19th at the Center Court of the Olympic Park Tennis Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
The Korean men's national tennis team will play the second round of the final qualifying match against India at Seoul Olympic Park starting on the 18th, aiming to advance to the Davis Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 66 years. National team players, including Kwon Soon-woo, expressed their determination to write a new history for Korean tennis, vowing to win in the five-match format—including singles and doubles—with the pride of wearing …
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