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Gritty Chung Hyeon stuns his idol Novak Djokovic to reach the last ...
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In the sport that he was encouraged by his parents to play to improve his eyesight, the bespectacled 21-year-old Chung Hyeon became the first player from South Korea to reach the quarter-finals of a grand-slam tournament by defeating his idol, Novak Djokovic, in straight sets. This Australian Open has ...
Australian Open: Hyeon Chung and Naomi Osaka lead next gen's ...
www.theaustralian.com.au
South Korea's 21-year-old Chung and Japan's 20-year-old Naomi Osaka share centre stage at the Australian Open today. They've announced themselves as the next generation of major champions after a period of peeping over the fences. Chung may not be Ron Burgundy-big in his homeland but to ...
Australian Open 2018: Alexander Zverev compares Hyeon Chung to ...
www.express.co.uk
But Zverev, who lost in five sets at the same stage last year to Rafael Nadal, believes 21-year-old Chung has a massive future ahead of him after producing a performance on a par with the Spaniard's last year. “[Today was] similar [to the Nadal match],” Zverev said. Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open ...
Chung in Asian spotlight after Nishikori absence at Melbourne Park
www.reuters.com
That is why the emergence of 21-year-old Chung is causing plenty of excitement, not just in his native South Korea. Chung may only be ranked 62 but he is clearly a man on the rise -- as he showed while negotiating past the sport's other leading young guns en route to winning the inaugural ATP NextGen ...
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