Do you remember Hyeon Chungsurprise semi-finalist of the 2018 Australian Open? Beater of Novak Djokovic At the time, the South Korean had failed at the gates of the final against the legend Roger Federergiving up after an hour of play. Chung has reached the Top 20 despite not having played any finals on the ATP Tour. In 2017, however, he won the first edition of the ATP Next Gen Finals beating Daniil Medvedev in semi-finals and Andrey Rublev in the final. Since then, the road has been strewn with pitfalls. More than a year after his last match, he made his return to the Future circuit in Japan and has just won his first match since June 2023.
Video – Hyeon Chung, unexpected star of the 2018 Australian Open
In September 2020, at the age of 24, Chung had put tennis aside after being eliminated in the qualifications of Roland Garrosin the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two and a half years later, he made his comeback at home, in Seoulbut had quickly given up after winning one match in six tournaments played. At 28, the Suwon native decided to try his luck again. After a clear defeat against the 1925th player in the world at the $25,000 Sapporohe finally won a match this Wednesday at Takasaki. He dominated the Japanese Sueoka1733rd in the ATP, 6-1, 6-3, and will challenge Hikaru Shiraishi490th in the next round. An interesting first test.
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