Qualifier Hyeon Chung began his 2017 ATP World Tour season with an upset over sixth seed and fellow NextGen star Borna Coric at the Aircel Chennai Open on Monday. The 20-year-old Korean topped the Croat 6-3, 7-5 in just over two hours. “It was a tough match against a friend,” said Chung. “I tried to focus on every point and I played some great tennis. My first goal is to get back into the Top 100 [of the Emirates ATP Rankings].” In the second round, Chung will face Dudi Sela, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Damir Dzumhur. Top seed Marin Cilic will begin his season against Jozef Kovalik after the 24-year-old Slovakian defeated Gastao Elias 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2. Steve Darcis...
Watch highlights as Kyle Edmund beats fellow NextGen star Ernesto Escobedo to advance to the second round in Brisbane. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Video not available in Australia.
Next November, the ATP World Tour’s brightest young stars will take the stage in Milan for the Next Gen ATP Finals. Billed as the ‘Next Generation’ during the campaign launch this past March in Indian Wells, this group of players unleashed their potential in 2016. In total, 22 players aged 21 and under finished in the Top 200 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, including eight inside the Top 100. Continuing our season in review series, we look back on the 2016 campaigns of the top NextGen players. [ALSO LIKE] No. 13 Nick Kyrgios (21 years, 7 months) The Australian clinched a trio of titles in 2016 to place fifth among tour leaders behind Andy Murray (9), Novak Djokovic (7), Dominic...
Who will prevail as NextGen stars and fans go head-to-head in a Pokemon Go battle in Cincinnati Starring Nick Kyrgios, Sascha Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Borna Coric and Kyle Edmund.