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In the world of tennis, the Korea Open 2023 in Seoul is proving to be an exciting tournament. Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching and Clara Tauson have advanced to the women's doubles quarter-finals, securing a victory against Lois Boisson and Suzan Lamens with a score of 6-2, 6-2. Their opponents in the next round are yet to be determined.
Taiwan's Liang En-shuo, however, exited in the second round of qualifiers. Meanwhile, the fourth seeds, Wu Fang-hsien of Taiwan and Japan's Miyu Kato, were knocked out in the opening round. Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania will face the formidable Czech duo of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the next round.
In women's singles, the third seeds, Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls, are scheduled to face an unnamed opponent in the tournament.
Meanwhile, AS Monaco's players found themselves in a unique situation during a UEFA Champions League match. Due to a malfunctioning air-conditioning system, they were unable to fly to Bruges. To cope with the excessively hot conditions, the players resorted to removing their clothes. For safety reasons, they flew out the next morning.
In a different sports sphere, soccer star Lionel Messi has agreed to extend his contract with Inter Miami. This extension will ensure his competitive participation until and after the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, which is to be hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico. An official announcement regarding this contract extension is expected within the next two weeks.
Interestingly, North Korea has expressed its intention to participate in the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. This would mark a change from their previous absence in the Asian Games when Japan last hosted them in 1994. North Korea won 11 gold medals and 39 overall medals at the most recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2023.
In a separate event, Messi moved to Inter Miami in 2023 after an unhappy stay at Paris Saint-Germain. It's important to note that this fact is not directly related to tennis, but it's the only fact from the soccer section in the provided paragraphs.
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