The Seoul Open wrapped up on Sunday as a major success. More than 15,000 tennis fans attended the Seoul Open, setting a new attendance record. Held at the Tennis Stadium located in Olympic Park in Seoul over eight days, the Eugene Investment & Securities Seoul Open 2026, which was promoted to ATP Challenger 125 this year, attracted large numbers of spectators every day. Although the final was moved to an indoor court due to weather conditions, fans filled the stands and cheered enthusiastically for their favorite players.

A pizza party for players and ball kids and fan events such as a photo op and tennis class with Marin Cilic, a tennis star from Croatia, also received great responses. The tournament will leave a lasting impression on fans thanks to its first-class atmosphere and events. In a thrilling three-set battle, France’s Terence Atmane bested Coleman Wong from Hong Kong to claim the men’s singles crown. Finn Reynolds and James Watt of New Zealand won the men’s doubles title. The two said they were impressed by the first-class operation of the tournament. Jung Yun-seong and Hong Seong-chan also drew cheers from fans by defeating their respective first-round opponents from China, who were seeded No. 1.

With the success of the Seoul Open, attention is now turning to badminton. Tickets for the men’s and women’s semifinals and finals of the 2026 Yeosu Victor Korea Open Badminton Championships, to be held at the Jinnam Gymnasium, situated in South Jeolla Province’s Yeosu, on November 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun), have already sold out.

Samsung Life’s An Se-young, ranked world No. 1, will make an appearance at this year’s tournament despite a tight schedule. She recently claimed her 10th title of the year by winning the French Open.

If An wins the Korea Open, she will notch her 11th win of the season to match Japanese star Kento Momota’s record of 11 wins in 2019. An will also be looking to make it three Korea Open titles for her career. She had earlier decided to sit this out, but after missing out on next week’s Kumamoto Masters in Japan, An has decided to give it a shot.

Fatigue could be an issue for An, but she should get plenty of support from Korean fans. She’ll look to get out of the gates quickly when she meets Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova in the round of 32 Wednesday afternoon.

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Lakshya