Kasidit Samret avenged his previous defeat to a Kazakh player and advanced to the last 8 at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.
In the tennis competition at the 20th Asian Games "Aichi-Nagoya 2026" held in Nagoya, Japan, on 30 Sep 2026, men's singles round of 16 featured "Boom" Kasidit Samret, Thailand's top tennis player ranked 382nd globally and seeded 12th, against old rival Timofey Skatov from Kazakhstan, ranked 199th and seeded 5th. The pair had recently met in the 2026 Davis Cup World Group 2 in Kazakhstan on 18 Sep 2026, where Kasidit lost 0-2 sets.
This time, Kasidit came prepared with a solid game plan and performed well from the first set, winning it 6-2. In the second set, the Kazakh player improved his play, while Kasidit fought hard as well. The set extended to a tiebreak, which Kasidit won 8-6.
Thus, Kasidit Samret defeated Timofey Skatov 2-0 sets with scores 6-2 and 7-6 (tiebreak 8-6), advancing to the quarterfinals where he will face the winner between Colem Wong of Hong Kong, ranked 108th and top seed, and Yosuke Watanuki of Japan, ranked 400th and seeded 13th.
Meanwhile, Maximus Phrapon Jones, a Thai-Australian player ranked 480th and seeded 15th, lost to Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko, ranked 109th and seeded 2nd, 0-2 sets (1-6, 4-6), exiting the men's singles round of 16 at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.
In the women's singles quarterfinals, "Mai" Mananchaya Sawangkaew, ranked 89th and seeded 5th, faced Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, ranked 79th and seeded 3rd. Putintseva, who reached a career-high ranking of 20th in 2025, defeated Mananchaya 2-0 sets (6-3, 6-0), ending Mananchaya's run at the Asian Games 2026 quarterfinals.
Athletes winning in the quarterfinals and advancing to the semifinals are guaranteed to receive at least a bronze medal.