The Next Generation of the ATP World Tour met the future stars of Italian football on Friday in Milan. Ahead of next week's Next Gen ATP Finals, South Korea's Hyeon Chung was visited by 18-year-old Andrea Pinamonti, a striker for Inter Milan, and 19-year-old Manuel Locatelli, a midfielder for AC Milan. "It was a lot of fun," said Chung. "I've never met a soccer player before, so I was really happy to do that. I'd like to do that again soon." The meet-and-greet was held at the Serie A head office in Milan. #NextGenATP Chung, who sits at No. 55 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, took photos with the duo and did a tennis/football quiz, where they helped each other...
South Korean Hyeon Chung and Russian Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday became the latest players to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, the eight-player tournament, to be held 7-11 November in Milan at the Fiera Milano, following the withdrawal of Alexander Zverev of Germany. The final remaining spot will be awarded to the winner of an Italian qualifying event, consisting of the best 21-and-under Italian players, which finishes on 5 November. Chung and Medvedev will join Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, American Jared Donaldson and Croatian Borna Coric at the innovative new event that will feature a series of rule changes. All seven players have featured this year in the Top 50 of the Emirates...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot hears from NextGenATP stars Duckhee Lee and Hyeon Chung, who are both overcoming challenges of their own to put Korean tennis on the map.