Hyeon Chung

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AO18Chung lepszy od Djokovicia, pierwszy wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał!

Hyeon Chung (KOR) vs [14] Novak Djoković (SRB) 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(3)

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#NextGenATP Champion Chung Makes History

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Chung advances to his first Grand Slam quarter-final

Hyeon Chung became the first South Korean player in history to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final after beating six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(3) at the Australian Open on Monday.

Chung, who won the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals last year, let slip 4-0, 4-1 and 3-1 leads in the first, second and third sets respectively before ultimately getting the better of Djokovic, who was playing his first tournament since The 2017 Championships at Wimbledon after struggling with a right elbow injury.

Asked to describe what the win over Djokovic meant to him, and his country, Chung shared his emotions. “Novak (Djokovic), Roger (Federer) and Rafa (Nadal) are my role models, my idols. I'm just happy to play with Novak again. I'm just honoured to see him again on the tour. Today my dreams come true. [The win is a] victory for my country, I think tennis [is] coming up after this."

The South Korean, now coached by 2017 Coach of the Year Neville Godwin, will meet Tennys Sandgren for a place in the semi-finals after the American upset fifth seed Dominic Thiem 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-3. Chung won their only previous encounter just two weeks ago in Auckland to lead their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 1-0.

“He's a really good player,” said Chung. “I think he made [his] first quarter-final… like me. I'm just ready for him. I played him before one time. We know how to play each other. I have to be ready.”
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Chung had led 4-0 in the opening set, capitalising on a string of Djokovic errors before the former World No. 1 inched his way back into contention with two breaks of serve to force a first set tie-break. The South Korean won three points in succession after the change of ends to lead 6/3 and forced Djokovic into a forehand error to take a one-set lead.

The winner of last year's 21-and-under event in Milan saved four break points in the opening game of the second set to deny Djokovic an immediate boost of confidence before breaking with a pinpoint backhand passing shot to lead 2-0. The 12-time Grand Slam champion found himself facing a break point to trail by a set and 1-5, but rallied, winning 11 of the next 13 points to level proceedings at 4-4. Another tie-break loomed as Djokovic served at 5-6 (40/30), but a double fault followed by errors - on both the backhand and forehand wings - gave Chung a two-sets-to-love advantage.

Chung’s experiences at the Fiera Milano last November were proving to be the perfect springboard for success early in 2018. Post-match, the undefeated champion looked back on the tournament and the belief it gave him going into the 2018 season. "I really had a good finish [to] the season after Milan,” said Chung. “[It meant] I could start, really happy, this season with confidence and comfort.”

The World No. 58 charged to a 3-1 lead in the third set, dampening Djokovic’s hopes of a fifth career comeback from two sets down, to move to within three games of a third consecutive win over Top 20 opposition. But it would not be that simple, as Djokovic once again reeled in his opponent to bring the set back on equal terms at 3-3 before taking the match to a second tie-break.

From there, a rifled Chung forehand and a Djokovic backhand error opened up a 3/0 lead for the South Korean before the 30-year-old raced back with two points against serve of his own. Chung’s defence extracted a forehand error to move back ahead at 4/3 and, from that point, he raced to a landmark victory. Relying on some magnificent court coverage, Chung took three of the next four points to win the match as Djokovic fired a backhand wide into the tramlines.

Twelve months ago, Djokovic lost to World No. 117 Denis Istomin in the second round.

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Hyeon Chung: Spełniły się moje marzenia

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Hyeon Chung pokonał Novaka Djokovicia w IV rundzie wielkoszlemowego Australian Open 2018. - Spełniły się moje marzenia. To zwycięstwo dla mojego kraju - mówił po meczu Koreańczyk.
Poniedziałek był dla Hyeona Chunga wielkim dniem. Nie tylko po raz pierwszy zagrał w IV rundzie turnieju wielkoszlemowego, ale i zmierzył się z tenisistą, którego podziwiał w dzieciństwie, Novakiem Djokoviciem. - Po raz pierwszy zobaczyłem go, kiedy dziesięć lat temu wygrywał tu w Melbourne. Lubię go. Próbuję grać tak, jak on, bo jest świetny na linii końcowej i mocny psychicznie. Jestem zaszczycony, widząc go ponownie w rozgrywkach, i szczęśliwy, że mogłem się z nim zmierzyć - mówił na konferencji prasowej.
Koreańczyk pokonał swojego idola 7:6(4), 7:5, 7:6(3). - Chciałem zagrać tak, jak we wcześniejszych meczach w turnieju. Próbowałem się zrelaksować i skupić, bo on jest świetnym tenisistą, byłym numerem jeden na świecie. Koncentrowałem się na każdym kolejnym punkcie - wyjaśniał.
21-latek z Suwon został pierwszym w historii reprezentantem Korei Południowej, który dotarł do ćwierćfinału imprezy Wielkiego Szlema w grze pojedynczej. - Spełniły się moje marzenia. To zwycięstwo dla mojego kraju. W Korei Południowej najpopularniejszymi sportami są baseball, koszykówka, piłka nożna i łyżwiarstwo. Ale myślę, że po tej nocy tenis zyskał i awansuje na piąte miejsce.

W ćwierćfinale, w środę, Chung zagra z inną rewelacją Australian Open 2018, Tennysem Sandgrenem, którego pokonał przed dwoma tygodniami w I rundzie turnieju w Auckland. - Znamy się, wiemy, jak ze sobą grać. On jest świetnym tenisistą i pokonał tutaj dobrych rywali. Postaram się jak najlepiej przygotować do tego meczu - dodał Koreańczyk.

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Chung wyrównał dziś swój personalny rekord rankingowy (44), jeżeli pokona Sandgrena, będzie 28.

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AO18: Wielkoszlemowy półfinał & Top-30!

21-letni Koreańczyk został najmłodszym półfinalistą turnieju wielkoszlemowego od 8 lat, kiedy to w Melbourne o finał grał Marin Cilić.


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Chung zapewnił sobie miejsce w Top-30 rankingu:
28 Gilles Müller - 1535
29 Hyeon Chung - 1472
30 Damir Džumhur - 1471

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From Milan To Melbourne, Chung Keeps Surging

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Next Gen ATP Finals champion reaches Australian Open SF
The tournaments change, the courts differ but seemingly everywhere Hyeon Chung plays these days, the South Korean always brings his “pokerface”.

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Two months after winning the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, Chung secured yet another career breakthrough on Wednesday at the Australian Open. The unseeded 21-year-old dismissed Tennys Sandgren of the U.S. 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 to extend his greatest run at a Grand Slam, becoming the lowest-ranked man to make the Australian Open semi-finals since No. 86 Marat Safin in 2004.

Chung is also the first South Korean, man or woman, to play in a Grand Slam semi-final, and he had his country on his mind during the match's final moments.

“[In the] last game many things come together. If I win one more point, I make history in Korea... I had to stay calm because the finish – the match is not finished yet, so I'm just trying to stay calm until finish the match,” Chung said of his thoughts. “I think all the people [in Korea are] watching Australian Open now because we make history in Korea.”


Chung will now play in his first Grand Slam semi-final against second seed and five-time champion Roger Federer. “I'm just going to try to do my best,” Chung said.

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The 6'2” Chung, who had never reached past the third round of a Grand Slam (2017 Roland Garros) before this fortnight, joined Brit Kyle Edmund in the semi-finals, marking the first time multiple unseeded players have made the Australian Open semi-finals since Thomas Enqvist, Tommy Haas and Nicolas Lapentti in 1999.

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Chung's maiden quarter-final was the first time he had been the higher-ranked player all tournament. Chung had to upset 32nd seed Mischa Zverev, No. 53 Daniil Medvedev, fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 14th seed Novak Djokovic to make the last eight.

“I'm really surprised because I really don't know. I make semis, I beat like Sascha, Novak, the other good players. I [have] never played in the second week in Grand Slam, so I'm really surprised,” Chung said.

But the South Korean fared just as well in his new role as he had as an underdog. Chung was consistent on serve all match against No. 97 Sandgren, who was also playing in his first Grand Slam quarter-final.

South Korea's No. 1 landed 76 per cent of his first serves for the match – in addition to placing it well – and the shot carried him to a one-set lead as he erased both break points in the opener.

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Sandgren settled down in the second, matching Chung's powerful groundstrokes from side to side. At 5-3, the American served to even the match, but Chung kept Sandgren on the move with his sliding defence and deep groundstrokes and broke back before the best tennis of the match was played in the tie-break.

But yet again, as it was when Chung faced Djokovic and they battled in two set tie-breaks, the South Korean looked as if he wasn't phased by the moment. Sandgren cracked first, framing a forehand at 5/5 before Chung gained a two-set lead. He clinched his spot in the semi-finals on his sixth match point.

“He's a fantastic player. This is the second time I played him now in two weeks. It's fun. It's such a fun challenge because he does so many cool things with how he moves and how he returns and how he plays with his forehand,” said Sandgren, who also lost to Chung at the ASB Classic in Auckland. “It was kind of like an extremely difficult puzzle to try to figure out. I wasn't able to figure it out, but I enjoyed trying.”

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