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Kwon Soon-woo, the star of Korean tennis, has risen to the top of the second round of the Adelaide International, a prelude to the Australian Open.

He became the first Korean to win two championships on the ATP Tour.



This is Reporter Bae Jeong-hoon.



<Reporter> Kwon Soon-



woo won the first set comfortably, overwhelming Batista Agout, who is ranked 26th in the world, with a powerful serve of up to 210 km/h.



He struggled against his opponent's powerful forehand and unfortunately gave up the second set, but dramatically revived in the third set and led to a tie-break.



Kwon Soon-woo, who gave up consecutive serve aces and tied the score with a sharp serve, smiled happily when the victory was confirmed as the opponent's stroke was confirmed as an out at the match point.



Kwon Soon-woo, who clenched his fists in cheers after exchanging greetings with Agut, who was in a close match, enjoyed the joy of winning the second ATP Tour in his life.



[Kwon Soon-woo/Adelaide International Winner: I will speak in English first and then in Korean.

A lot of people in Korea watch the game on TV.

If it wasn't for the fans' support, I wouldn't have won today, so I want to say thank you...

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Kwon Soon-woo, who reached the top after many twists and turns, accomplished the splendid feat of winning the ATP twice, which Hyung-taek Lee and Hyeon Jung also failed to achieve.



Kwon Soon-woo will challenge to advance to the round of 16, his best record ever in a major tournament, at the Australian Open starting the day after tomorrow (16th).



(Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)