Chung Hyeon: The Korean tennis star making history

The 21-year-old has indeed made history as the premier South Korean to reach a tennis Grand Slam quarter-last. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chung comes from a family of tennis playersChung, who comes from the South Korean city of Suwon, began his tennis career at the age of 6. His dad & older bro were both tennis players, & Extremely naturally, he recently joined them. The 58th-ranked player This time trains back in South Korea in the capital Seoul under coach Neville Godwin, a previous tennis player from South Africa. & many noted he was not shy or visibly nervous, despite being up versus a better tennis players in the world.

Hyeon Chung takes South Korean tennis to the world

On an outside court of law before the Australian unlock began, Hyeon Chung waited patiently to take his place on an indeed-occupied court of law in order to practise. just the generality avid tennis fan & the odd South Korean in Melbourne would have known who the unseeded Chung was which day, despite his distinct white-rimmed glasses & hamstrings the size of woodchopping blocks. SHAREShare on fb SHAREShare on Twitter TWEETLink Hyeon Chung can not take 2 steps around Melbourne Park without someone wanting a selfie by him. He is This time the generality recognisable South Korean in Australia & the premier Korean tennis player to reach the the quarter-last of a grand slam after earlier becoming just the 3rd Korean to reach the round of 16 in a grand slam. win Tennys Sandgren on Wednesday night & Chung can meet Roger Federer (or Tomas Berdych) in the semi-last.

Prof Chung 'rewrites' history of tennis in South Korea

as declared in Chung continued moving out of the draw, becoming the premier player - Person or lady - from South Korea to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, where he finallyfell to Roger Federer. Practically unknown in South Korea a fortnight ago, Chung - dubbed "The Professor" due to his trademark thick, white-rimmed glasses - has quickly gained superstar case at house. by his success drop Under, Chung is indeed driving discounts of tennis products in South Korea. South Korea has a precedent for excelling at a sport after a trailblazer led How. & in an interview by a South Korean break news agency in November, he uncovered his favourite activity: "What I such as to do generality is only rolling on my bed.

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