South Korean prodigy Hyeon Chung has far exceeded expectations in the men's sing draw, springing a massive surprise.
His homeland media unanimously praised him as a tennis player who has re-written tennis history.
South Korea’s 21-year-old Chung now secured a centre stage at the Australian Open today, as Australia media pronounced him as as the next generation of major champions after a period of peeping over the fences.
Chung has booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after defeating the former champion and 14th seed Novak Djokovic.
Chung has been the talk of the town notching up some impressive wins already at the Australia Open this year, but this 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(3) win over the Serbian is a class above the rest.
The two faced off in the first-round of the 2016 Australian Open with Djokovic prevailing in a comfortable three sets. This year, the pair met in the fourth-round with the stakes and pressure being much higher for both players.
Djokovic started slowly dropping two games on serve to give Chung a 4-0 lead in the initial stages of the match. But the former World No.1 fought back and forced a first set tiebreak. The South Korean regained momentum and produced some incredible shots to capture the opening set 7-6(4).
