World tennis has been waiting for a new male face — that young star who was going to break the stranglehold of the big four.
Hyeon Chung beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Monday night. That’s what we’re talking about here.
Let’s be fair to Djokovic; he clearly wasn’t at his best. Having not entered a tournament since Wimbledon, he was always going to be underdone, and both his elbow and hip have bothered him at times during this event.
But it wasn’t so much about Djokovic losing but Chung winning, and the way he won. It was positively Djoker-like.
Jim Courier laid it all out before the match, calling Chung a “very, very good imitation of Djokovic” on Channel 7’s coverage.
