Tennis at Asian Games 2026: Main draw starts Sept 27 in Nagoya with medal matches on Oct 3
Tennis at the 2026 Asian Games begins its main draw on September 27 at the Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, with medal matches scheduled for October 3. Top seeds in the field include Hong Kong's Coleman Wong, Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko and China's Wu Yibing.
The men's field does not feature a single top-100 player; other named entrants include South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon, Timofei Skatov, Chun-Hsin Tseng and Japan's Hayato Matsuoka. Kwon is noted for having played a pivotal role in his nation's win over India in the Davis Cup 2026 qualifiers. On the women's side, Alexandra Eala of the Philippines is listed as World No. 18, has recently beaten several top-10 players including Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek, and skipped the mandatory WTA Masters to represent her nation; she is described as the outright favorite for clinching the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
For India, singles hopes rest chiefly on Sumit Nagal, who is seeded No. 7 in the men's draw, and Dhakshineswar Suresh, who will compete in both singles and doubles. Nagal, a former World No. 68, lost both his matches in his recent Davis Cup outing. The report states that India's strongest medal prospects may lie in doubles rather than singles.
In men's doubles, Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh enter as the No. 5 seeds, a seeding the source describes as reflecting real pedigree that should help them avoid the toughest opposition in the opening rounds. N Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar are seeded No. 1 overall in the men's doubles bracket. In mixed doubles, Bhambri is paired with Rutuja Bhosale as the No. 2 seeds, and Ankita Raina and Bhosale are noted as being involved across the women's and mixed doubles events.
Tennis at the 2026 Asian Games will be staged at the Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, which will also host soft tennis and wheelchair tennis. Play is scheduled to tentatively start at 9:00 AM JST (5:30 AM IST) on all days. The men's doubles final (gold medal match) is set for October 2, while the men's singles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals are scheduled for October 3.
The live telecast of the Asian Games 2026 will be available on the Sony Sports network, and fans can enjoy live streaming of the event on the Sony Liv app.
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