Chung Hyun and Giles Hase will face off in the final...fire a resurrection signal
Chung Hyun and Giles Hase will face off in the final...fire a resurrection signal
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Chung Hyeon (1,104th) reached the singles final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Amman Mineral Competition (total prize money of $30,000).
Chung beat Chase Ferguson of Australia 2-1 (6-4 3-6 6-2) in the semifinals of the singles on the sixth day of the tournament in Bali, Indonesia, on the 4th.
As a result, Chung Hyeon advanced to the singles final of the international competition for the first time in five years and five months since winning the men's professional tennis (ATP) Chengdu International Challenger in August 2019.
Chung will play Giles Hathse (421st, England) in the final match on Tuesday. Chung and Hathse had their first showdown in December last year, and Hathse beat Hathse 2-0 (6-4 6-4).
Chung Hyeon, who became the first Korean player to reach the semifinals of a major tournament at the 2018 Australian Open, has not played in more than a year due to injury since he was eliminated from the second round of the Wimbledon qualifying round in June 2023.
Chung, who returned to the Japanese Futures tournament in September last year, turned on the green light by advancing to the finals of this tournament.
Chung Hyun was dragged to a game score of 0-2 in the third set on the day and won six games in a row to win a ticket to the finals in 2 hours and 33 minutes.
Adult men's tennis international competitions are largely divided into four major tournaments, ATP Tour, ATP Challenger, and ITF Futures.
This competition is the lowest grade of the adult men's competition, Futures, and mainly features players ranked 300th or lower in the world.
The top seed in the singles at this tournament was Antoine Escoffier (207th, France), who Chung beat 2-0 (6-26-2) in the quarterfinals. 메이저놀이터
By advancing to the finals, Chung is expected to rise up to the 800th place in the world. If he wins, he will also be able to enter the 700th place.