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Thai Tennis Star Kittisditya Advances to Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Round of 16

Thailand's top-ranked young tennis player Kittisditya Samaroj defeated Nepal's Prateep Khadka 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the round of 16 at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on September 29. Kittisditya, currently ranked 382nd globally and seeded 12th in the tournament, will face Kazakhstan's Timofei Skatov in the next round—a rematch of their recent Davis Cup encounter where Kittisditya lost in straight sets.

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Kittisditya Samaroj, Thailand's leading young male tennis player and world rank 382, advanced to the round of 16 at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan on September 29, 2026. In the men's singles second round, the 12th-seeded Kittisditya defeated Nepal's Prateep Khadka as expected, winning 2-0 in straight sets with scores of 6-2 and 6-2. Kittisditya progressed to the round of 16 and will face Timofei Skatov of Kazakhstan, ranked 199th in the world. The two players recently met at the 2026 Davis Cup World Group 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan on September 18, 2026, where Kittisditya lost 0-2 in sets.

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Thailand Backs 165 Billion Baht Flood Control Megaproject

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Bangkok Lifts Flood Disaster Status for 21 Districts

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