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An Se-young finishes runner-up at Korea Open

World No. 1 An Se-young finished in second place at the Korea Open on Sunday, coming up short of her eighth victory on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this season in front of a home crowd.

2025.9.28

Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil returns the ball during the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open singles final against Daria Kasatkina of Russia at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in southern Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia takes singles title at Korea Open

Beating Daria Kasatkina of Russia 1-6, 6-4 and 6-1 in the singles final, Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil claimed her first Korea Open title.

2024.9.22

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Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, left, and Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States pose with trophies after winning the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open doubles final at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in southern Seoul on Sunday. [NEWS1]

U.S.-Russia pair claim doubles victory at 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open

Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won the doubles event at the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open on Sunday.

2024.9.22

Korean tennis player Jang Su-jeong, right, competes alongside Sloane Stephens of the United States in the round of 16 at the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in southern Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Jang Su-jeong, Sloane Stephens advance to quarterfinals at Korea Open

Jang Su-jeong and Sloane Stephens reached the doubles quarterfinals at the Korea Open.

2024.9.18

Emma Raducanu returns the ball during a practice session prior to the start of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Aug. 22. [AFP/YONHAP]

Tennis stars descend on Seoul for Hana Bank Korea Open

Five of the WTA's top 20 tennis players arrived in Seoul this week for the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Open, joining a packed field including 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducano for the tournament’s 20th anniversary at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center

2024.9.16

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min celebrates scoring during a Premier League match against Everton in London on Aug. 24. [EPA/YONHAP]

Kick back, relax and tune in to some sport this Chuseok

With the Chuseok holiday this year extending for up to five days, there's plenty of time to kick back, relax and tune your TV to the sports channels.

2024.9.11

Jessica Pegula of the United States defeats Yue Yuan of China in the final to win the singles title at the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open in southern Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Jessica Pegula wins 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open

The 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open women’s tennis tournament closed Sunday with Jessica Pegula of the United States defeating Yue Yuan of China 2-0 in the final of the singles tournament to clinch her second singles title of the season.

2023.10.15

Korea's Back Da-yeon celebrates after defeating Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in a round-of-32 match in the singles tournament at the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open in Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Seeded players fall to Korean onslaught in round of 32 at WTA Korea Open

Korean tennis players Back Da-yeon and Jang Su-jeong pulled off two huge upsets at the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open singles tournament, knocking out the second- and fifth-seeds during the final round-of-32 matches on Tuesday.

2023.10.10

Venus Williams serves to Belgium's Greet Minnen during a US Open first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on Aug. 29. [AFP/YONHAP]

Venus Williams to return to Seoul for WTA Korea Open

Venus Williams, former No. 1 and 7-time grand slam winner, will be participating in the Korea Open next month. Other notable players include defending champion Ekaterina Alexandrova, former champion Jelena Ostapenko and world No. 5 Jessica Pegula

2023.9.14