SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked Asian player on the ATP Tour on Monday. The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men’s tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chung reached the quarterfinals at his most recent event, the BNP Paribas Open in [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has suffered a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Roger Federer in their latest meeting. Federer defeated the 26th-ranked Chung in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Indian Wells, California, on Thursday (local time). Chung gave Federer all he could handle in the opening set before running out of steam in the second [...]