Watch highlights as Hyeon Chung becomes the first South Korean player in history to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final after beating six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic Monday. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Tennys Sandgren has taken the Australian Open by storm this fortnight. Entering the tournament without a main draw victory at a Grand Slam, the Tennessean has earned Top 10 wins over ATP World Tour stars Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem, en route to the quarter-finals. But it hasn’t all been straight-forward for the 26-year-old American. Sandgren's mother, Lia, was jumping up and down while celebrating his success back home when she fell on a pool table, landing in the hospital with a broken rib. Sandgren addressed the bizarre injury in his post-match press conference after beating Thiem 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-3 on Monday in the fourth round. “She didn't have a concussion, thankfully,” revealed Sandgren. “I've got a core...
Six-time former champion Novak Djokovic believes that Hyeon Chung has the potential to break into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings following the South Korean’s 7-6(4), 7-5, 7-6(3) victory in the Australian Open fourth round. “He definitely has the game to be a Top 10 player, without a doubt,” said Djokovic. “How far he can go, that depends on him. Obviously, I respect him a lot because he's a hard worker, he's disciplined, he's a nice guy, he's quiet. You can see that he cares about his career and his performances. So I'm sure that he's going to get some really good results in the future.” [ALSO LIKE] Djokovic always felt he was fighting to get back into the...
Marin Cilic discusses what he has doing to improve his game and where he wants to finish in the ATP Rankings by the end of 2018. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
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...
