The very top will remain unchanged, but the upsets and breakthroughs of the 2018 Australian Open will shake up other sections of the ATP Rankings when the new rankings are released on Monday, 29 January. At the top of the movers: South Korea's Hyeon Chung, who before this week had never beaten a Top 10 player and has since beaten fourth seed Alexander Zverev and former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Chung, who is the first South Korean – male or female – to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, is currently No. 58 but is expected to break the Top 50 no matter what happens when he faces Tennys Sandgren of the U.S....
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
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...
Hyeon Chung discusses what it was like to both share the court with the recently-returned Novak Djokovic and what it was like to beat the six-time Australian Open champion. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
An elated Hyeon Chung reacts to stunning Alexander Zverev in the third round of the Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
