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This Part Of Chung's Game Is Nearly Top 10 Already

The golden age of the returner has spawned another great returner. Hyeon Chung is the Mover of the Week in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings, charging up 29 spots to No. 29 on the back of his semi-final run at the Australian Open. The 21-year-old from South Korea follows a recent trend in our sport where the elite-level players are more proficient returning than serving. For example, when you examine year-end No. 1 players from 1991 to 2017, the best return performance was from 2011 to 2016. Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have taken the returning side of our game to a whole new level. [ALSO LIKE] By comparison, the five best years for elite serve...

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Chung Rises Into Top 30, Mover Of The Week

No. 29 Hyeon Chung, +29 The 21-year-old became the first South Korean player to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam championship. With back-to-back wins at the Australian Open over fourth seed Alexander Zverev and six-time former champion Novak Djokovic, Chung continued his great rise after winning the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in November 2017. He soars 29 places to a career-high No. 29 in the ATP Rankings. No. 3 Marin Cilic, +3 The Croatian star has moved to a career-high No. 3 after a sensational runner-up finish at the Australian Open. The final appearance was Cilic’s second in six months at Grand Slam level after also finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at The Championships at Wimbledon in July...

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