India, Sept. 26 -- India have been handed a challenging draw in the Asian Games men's singles tennis competition, with seventh seed Sumit Nagal facing a particularly demanding route to the medal rounds, while 11th seed Dhakshineswar Suresh too has a tricky path in his half featuring Chinese third seed Wu Yibing.

Nagal, seeded seventh, has received a first-round bye and will open his campaign against South Korea's Hong Seongchan, who is now ranked way below the Indian but is a tough nut to crack.

Both Nagal and Hong were part of the recent India-Korea Davis Cup tie. Hong is returning to competitive tennis after serving in the Korean Army and is a very formidable rival.

A win would put the Indian in the third round against either Tajikis...