Watch highlights as Hyeon Chung of South Korea beats Tennys Sandgren to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. 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 discusses how his experience on the ATP Challenger Tour has helped him break through with two Top 10 victories at the Australian Open en route to the quarter-finals.
Hyeon Chung, No. 58 in the ATP Rankings, and Tennys Sandgren, No. 97, will play in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Raise your hand if you had that penciled into your men's draw before the fortnight began. Yeah, didn't think so. The unlikely runs of Chung and Sandgren have captivated audiences across the globe, as Koreans and Americans have clung to their computers and televisions to cheer on their respective compatriot. Chung became the first South Korean – male or female – to reach a quarter-final of a Grand Slam when he upset 14th seed and six-time former champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round. “I'm just looking for Novak, Roger, Rafa. They're all my role models, my idols. I'm just...
Watch highlights as Tennys Sandgren becomes the first American Australian Open quarter-finalist since Andy Roddick in 2010. 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...
