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Davis Cup qualifiers LIVE: India vs South Korea – Updates, Results, Blog
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Indian Davis Cup players at the draw ceremony in Seoul on Thursday. (Photo credit: PTI)
India will play Republic of Korea in the second round of the Davis Cup 2026 Qualifiers at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Seoul. It is a two-day tie starting September 18 and will be played on hard courts.
The winner of the tie will progress to the Davis Cup Final 8, scheduled to be held in Bologna, Italy, in November.
On Friday, the first two singles rubbers will be played followed by doubles and the remaining singles reverse rubbers on Saturday.
World No. 367 Dhakshineswar Suresh will play the first singles rubber against Kwon Soon-woo while India’s top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal, world No. 247, will be up against former Australian Open semi-finalist Chung Hyeon.
The Indian team is ranked 19th in the Davis Cup rankings and their opponent South Korea is ranked 16th.
Stay Tuned as we bring you LIVE updates from Seoul.
Live Updates
- 18 Sept 2026 11:15 AM IST
First set: Dhakshineswar Suresh leads 5-2
After trailing 0-3, the Korean player is slowly recovering, winning two games in a row to make it 4-2. He even stretched Dhakshineswar to a 40-all in the seventh game before the Indian prevailed to hold serve.
Dhakshineswar leads 5-2. Kwon Soon-woo to serve.
- 18 Sept 2026 10:59 AM IST
First Set: Dhakshineswar Suresh leads 3-0.
Dhakshineswar Suresh begins on a positive note. He holds serve in the opening game and then earns two break points in the second game, converting the second to take a 2-0 lead in the first set.
The third game was another quick progression backed by heavy serves from the tall Indian.
Dhakshineswar Suresh leads 3-0 in first set.
- 18 Sept 2026 10:48 AM IST
First Singles rubber: Dhakshineswar vs Kwon Soon-woo
World No. 367 Dhakshineswar Suresh takes on Kwon Soon-woo in the first singles rubber. Indian to serve.
- 18 Sept 2026 10:19 AM IST
Fun Fact
India has made it to three finals in 1966, 1974 and 1987 but is yet to lift the title.
- 18 Sept 2026 10:17 AM IST
Let's take a look at the squads
Team India: Sumit Nagal, Dhakshineswar Suresh, Manas Dhamne, N Sriram Balaji, Niki Kalyanda Poonacha; Captain: Rohit Rajpal.
Team South Korea: Kwon Soon-woo, Chung Hyeon, Hong Seong-chan, Nam Ji-sung, Park Ui-sung; Captain: Jeong Jong-sam.
- 18 Sept 2026 10:09 AM IST
Good morning folks!
Welcome to the live coverage of the India vs South Korea Davis Cup qualifier.
A win here would give India its first-ever appearance in the Final 8 under the current format, which was introduced in 2019.
Stay tuned as we bring you updates from the tie.
