China’s Wang Xiyu claimed women’s singles gold and Japan celebrated the men’s doubles title on Friday, 2 October, at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center. The second last day of tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 also settled the remaining finals, with three more gold medals to be decided on Saturday.
Wang followed her hard-fought semifinal victory over Alexandra Eala with a convincing performance against compatriot Zhang Shuai. She won the all-Chinese final 6–2 6–1, completing the match in just over an hour.
A day earlier, Wang had needed three sets to overcome Eala in front of a crowd firmly behind the Filipino player. In the final, she took control early and gave Zhang little room to find a way back. Zhang finished with silver, while Eala and Kazakhstan’s Yuliya Putintseva received the bronze medals.
The presentation ceremony brought the four medalists together, giving players and spectators a moment to celebrate their week in Nagoya.
Japan had already given the home supporters plenty to cheer about in the men’s doubles final. Yusuke Kusuhara and Shunsuke Nakagawa defeated Korea Republic’s Nam Jisung and Park Uisung 6–3 7–6(4) to secure gold.
After taking the opening set, the Japanese pair faced a closer contest in the second. They held their nerve in the tiebreak to finish the job in straight sets, leaving Nam and Park with silver.
On Show Court, Coleman Wong of Hong Kong, China recovered from a set down to reach the men’s singles final. Uzbekistan’s Khumoyun Sultanov made the stronger start, but Wong turned the match around to win 3–6 6–3 6–2.
The top seed’s comeback earned him a meeting with China’s Wu Yibing, who defeated Japan’s Hayato Matsuoka 6–3 6–2 in the other semifinal. Sultanov and Matsuoka finished with bronze medals.
Chinese Taipei secured both places in the women’s doubles final. Chan Hao-ching and Wu Fang-hsien beat Eudice Chong and Wong Hong Yi of Hong Kong, China 6–4 6–2.
In the other semifinal, Hsieh Su-wei and Liang En-shuo came through two close sets against Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Putintseva, winning 7–6(3) 7–6(5). The Kazakhstan pair pushed them into a tiebreak in each set, but Hsieh and Liang took the decisive points to advance. Danilina and Putintseva joined Chong and Wong as bronze medalists, with Putintseva adding a doubles bronze to her singles medal.
Japan also ensured that mixed doubles gold would stay with the host nation. Shuko Aoyama and Kusuhara defeated China’s Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Tianhui 6–4 6–3, giving Kusuhara another chance at gold after his men’s doubles success.
Ena Shibahara and Jay Friend joined them in the final after beating Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh and Tseng Chun-hsin 6–1 6–7(8) (10–5). After losing a tight second-set tiebreak, the Japanese pair regrouped to win the deciding match tiebreak. Jiang and Zhang, and Hsieh and Tseng, finished with bronze medals.
Saturday, 3 October, brings the tennis competition to a close with three finals on Centre Court. Wong and Wu contest men’s singles gold, followed by the all-Chinese Taipei women’s doubles final. Japan’s two mixed doubles pairs will then meet in the last match of the week, bringing the home supporters one final opportunity to celebrate.
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