The Nagoya Asian Games Tennis Tournament starts on September 27, with Joanna Galen and Yang Yayi taking the lead in women’s singles

Grant Joanna. (File photo, Reuters)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] The 2026 Nagoya Asian Games tennis event will start on September 27. The Taiwanese team will be led by Taiwanese-English mixed-race Joanna Joanna and Yang Yayi in the women's singles on Sunday. As for Huang Chonghao/Wu Donglin, they will also take the lead in the men's doubles.

The 25-year-old Joanna Galen, currently ranked 168th in the world's women's singles, performed well in the WTA 500-level Singapore Women's Tennis Championships this week, especially in singles with three consecutive wins since the tournament. She entered the tournament for the first time and won. Although she narrowly lost to Chinese rival Wang Xinyu in the top 16, she still set a new career milestone. Joanna Galen, who failed to make her debut in the top 16 of the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, is ranked eighth seed in the women's singles at this Asian Games. She will have her first match against 19-year-old Mongolian opponent Martaa Chogsomjav at about noon tomorrow and is expected to win smoothly. Teammate Yang Yayi will meet 21-year-old Indonesian M. Reinnamah, who also has a reservation for the top 16.

In addition, Huang Conghao/Wu Donglin are the seventh seed in men's doubles, and they will face Uzbek Sergey Fomin/Khumoyun Sultanov in their first appearance. The Taiwanese combination strives for a good start. As for He Chengrui/Xu Yuxiu, ranked third in the men's doubles, they advanced directly to the top 16 without playing in the first round.