i was walking around the olympic park and got to watch him play a practice set. there was no crowd, no fanfare, and i felt like the luckiest tennis fan for a minute. his ballstriking is beautiful.
Yeah. I've had a few similar experiences. If it isn't a massive name no ones cares.. and it's great. Fickle too. I watched Pat Rafter train. He'd gotten injured and his ranking blew out to 70. This was at a huge junior tournament and I was one of two people watching. Next year he was back up to 2 in the world and practising on the same court, at the same tournament and you couldn't move for people.
It‘s crazy i saw him in the streets of Tokyo few weeks ago after he played some challengers in Japan, and he was shocked when i recognized him and asked him for a photo. He was like „You know me? you play tennis?“ I was like of course I know you you‘re a freaking grand slam semi finalist and beat djoko😂
@@Trikx7 so i was walking in a quiet, noble place in tokyo around 13 pm and suddenly a big guy appeared with a tennis bag and i was just like oh this guy is playing tennis. And after i walked past him i thought like „wait, this guy seems familiar“ and looked back and behind him, there was his coach and on his tennis bag was big printed HYEON CHUNG🇰🇷 and i was like „goddamn this is Chung“ and ran back to him and asked him „sorry, could we take a photo?“ and he was surprised but said „yeah, sure“ after the pic he asked me „do you know me, you play tennis?“ i said „yes, of course i watched you playing AO“ and he and his coach laughed and he was like „okay haha, nice to meet you“ and he even stretched his hand out to shake hands and i was surprised how kind he was. i told him „good luck“ cuz i knew he plays one more tournament in japan and he said „thanks“ that was the whole convo
The truth is he had a lucky match where Djokovic was injured and that’s it. Same with Federer and his post 2017 grand slams. There was never anything special about him.
Not Just Injury he was not good mover like Nishikori and lacked good defence in tennis if you don't have the above mentioned these days you will struggle no matter how good your forehand , backhand and serve is
Ya, professional sports is something that most people can't understand. TH-camrs comment about why their favorite isn't as perfect as they thought they are "can't they just train more" Professional athletes are all at the precipice of injury. Pushing the limits.
Man I’m glad you made this video. His match against Novak at the 2018 Aus Open is some of the highest level of tennis I’ve ever seen - athletic, mentally strong, he looked the real deal! So sad injuries derailed his career, hope he can find joy and fulfillment in and out of the game 💔
He was playing great but it wasn’t best tennis I’ve seen djokovic was injuries for 1,5 year and only coming back to his level. Chung was really good player but for 2 seasons and then he disappeared
Djokovic had been off the tour to try to cure his elbow for six months. AO was his first tournament back but he still had elbow problems. He finally got surgery straight after this tournament.
Yes I totally understand that it was one of Djokovics worst patches of form in his career coming back from injury, but take nothing away from Chung. His sliding shots on the stretch, clutch shot making etc were all world class.
It's sad when he showed so much promise. Sponsors in Asia were salivating over the chance to sign him up with huge endorsements. They haven't had a male tennis star with such talent since Michael Chang and Nishikori and both got massive endorsements. Li Na, Osaka and now Zheng scored massive endorsements. Tennis really needs more stars from Asia but the sport is too brutal. So many players have been beset with injuries.
brother if you realy think it was some of highest level of tennis you didnt watch a lot of tennis.I am sorry to tell you like that but its a fact.Frist of all Novak was coming back after surgery, totaly out of his form, not even near to his best level,basicly like 50% of Novak, Chung did played good for his standards and thats why it was interesting to watch,but level of tennis was nothing serious.Novak after that also lost every match till Wimbeldon where he finally catched up his form and won it that year
He was on track to become one of the most promising prospects of his generation. Remember him beating the likes of Medvedev, Zverev, and Rublev. In a way, he was supposed to carry on Nishikori's legacy, be a powerhouse in Asian tennis, and maybe win the first GS for that part of the world. One of those could have been stories.
He was a real talent and would be huge in promoting tennis in Asia if he could have stayed injury free. In women's tennis we had Li Na, Osaka and Zheng and they receive massive endorsements from sponsors in Asia as the rare top female athlete. On the men's side we had Michael Chang back in the day then Nishikori but that's it. Chung could have been the next gen top player Asian sponsors are looking for but he's been beset by so many injuries. Tennis is a brutal sport. Even without injuries it's hard to stay at the top. Another promising talent was Bernard Tomic who had so much potential and was top 20 but couldn't sustain that form. He's actually still playing to this day but only in challenger circuit which is really sad. There's many many talents on both men's and women's side who have fallen by the wayside.
@@jonfreeman9682 Michael Chang is American not asian and Tomic is Australian so from Asia only Nishikori has been top player over last 17 years not Chang
@@johnh2084actually 3 No 3 ranked Ramanathan krishnan ( before open era ) if you consider him asian, he played 2 USO semi, 2 wimby semi No 2 Nishikori No 3 Sreechapan paradorn from thailand , although he never played any slam qf / sf/f but has some ATP 250 , ATP 500 ( GRAND PRIX) by his name and was once ranked 9 . There was a japanese guy before ww2 who played a wimbledon final though
The truth is he had a lucky match where Djokovic was injured and that’s it. Same with Federer and his post 2017 grand slams. There was never anything special about him.
Only few people understand that Tennis at this level is not just about being good but also being able to maintain your body in shape! Unfortunately some players have weaker body and they just can’t keep doing what they do at such high intensity. There’s been many great players whose career were cut short because their body couldn’t take it anymore.
So sorry to learn of his injuries as he was a great player and my wife and I were big fans as he had so much potential- we wish him the very best and keep his spirits up- greetings from Ireland!
I will always miss him. He was such a brilliant player. Also we thank him for his service of bagelling AZ at grand slam level. I can still remember where I was at that point.
This is a great update video as i always wonder what happened to Chung. It is sad for his career that he did not fully recover from his injuries. There was so much expectation when he won the Next Gen title & beating Novak who said in an interview that Chung can make it into the top 10. But sadly, that was not to be for him. Can Chung use Novak's mentality to get back into professional circuit. All tennis players go through serious injury & time away from pro circuit but only some can make a successful comeback. Anyway, Chung is always enjoyable to watch so lets hope we do see him on the court again soon.
Not "all" tennis players go through serious injury at some time. Federer and Djoko were remarkably injury free while they had good long runs at the top. It was only later they had problems, and they were not deep seated or chronic, like Murray and Nadal.
Thank you for this infos. We usually only hear the success stories but have no clue about all the struggles a professional playes go through if they're not Rafa or Nole. I feel sad for Chung.
I see Zverev gave his usual disdainful, perfunctory handshake to Chung at 1.24. What an obnoxious person he is. Arrogant, but without having the results to justify it.
in early 2018 djokovic hadnt won a slam in almost 2 years so i dont think it was an upset at all. nothing compared to fed and nadals early round wimbledon losses or even querrey vs djokovic
@@vincenzofranchelli2201 Istomin defeating Novak in AO 2017 shock more in my opinion, despite Chung have done it in 3 sets in 2018. After RG2016 when Novak completed grand slam carreer of course his subconscious and motivation went down for a year and half despite making the US Open final next (losing to Wawrinka)
@@joaorocha3138 in 2017 it was at least unexpected, altho in context it isnt that surprising. in 2018 an "upset" was almost guaranteed and everyone expected djokovic to lose to someone low ranked, they just didnt know who it was going to be
now botic in straight sets against alcaraz might be the biggest upset of all time because botic was never and will never be a top player unlike chung was for a short period of time
Tennis is a gladiator sport that takes no prisoners. So unfortunate for such great promise, but no matter what, Chung, hold your head high, you've accomplished so much, and are a permanent part of Tennis history.😊
@@Lee-vb4vh can't know for sure but he has changed his service motion to be simpler now. He has lost lot of power now even schwartzman served faster than him
It’s really sad to see him serve now. Due to his chronic injury he now found the way to minimise the damage on his back on his serve. TBH, it not the most beautiful serve form ever but you gotta give the guy a credit for not giving up his career and trying to find the way that can prolong his game. Hats off to him. No matter what anyone’s say, the guys a genuine warrior.
I really hope chung takes his time this time. He needs to focus on the future tour for 2025-2026 once he starts winning there i d love to se him on the challenger tour and even maybe seoul 250 in 2027
Not saying that era was cursed but, it was also the era where Eugenie Bouchard was in and she also seemed to be on the rise then BAM us open concussion is the last we hear of her basically
@@UTUBE3JC bouchard is more than 2 years older. Just relating the point that bouchard had been already not getting any results for a whole season already. She had 6 months in 2014 pretty much and that was it.
Miss that dude, he was so strong, amazing movement and everything looked supernatural and technically brilliant. Maybe with a good coach he could come back...
Huge Hyeon Chun fan. I remember watching him play live against Federer at Indian Wells. Even then it was hard to root against him. Hopefully he can still follow his dreams.
It's why talent can only take an athlete so far. Luck, health, genetics, having the right influences around you...there's so many variables that go into the making of a champion. Still it's really sad to hear about an athlete with that much potential struggle. I hope he's found peace with it.
I remember that a group of his Korean fans drove a long distance to watch him at the BNP Paribas Open several years ago. During his practice round, everyone hoped he would at least acknowledge us with a nod, but he didn’t even glance our way. It felt as though he was intentionally ignoring us. As a result, many of us left feeling disappointed by his arrogance, and some even cursed him, wishing for him to perform poorly.
Thanks for this share. Very enlightening. Just goes to show how amazingly powerful the GOAT Novak, Nadal and Rodger F are , as promising starts don't always equal long successful careers. I feel so sad for the guy.
2017 Djokovic suffered surprising defeats because he was playing injured, until he decided to do the right thing, stop competing to get treatment. at the beginning of 2018 he also had surprising defeats, this is one of them, because novak was returning from injury. In the last half of 2018 he managed to return to his level and ended the year on a high note.
Djokovic took 6 months off the tour after Wimbledon 2017 to see if it could cure his elbow, an issue that he had had from 2016. This was his very first tournament played after the time off. But he was still getting the pain. So finally after this tournament he went for elbow surgery. Then he came back in March 2018 but was still having not great results, losing to surprising players. He said that he was not even sure if he would play Wimbledon 2018 but he did.... and the rest is history. In retrospect he should obviously have had surgery earlier. But he still ended up completing tennis.
@@XLJansen lol he was literally off the tour for a whole 6 months and this was the 1 tournament he played before he went to get an operation on his elbow. what more do you the Fedal copers want?! Now you have Dopinner the Pennywise robot and Alcaraz who loses every 2nd or 3rd tournament to some guy outside the Top 20.
@@XLJansen LMAO like alcaraz cramping and Sinner dopping to beat a 37 ty.o NOLE. On the other hand nadal fans always bitched about him being injured when he lost multiple times to NOLE and when he won against him, he was healthy and that his "prime" self. STFU already the old fuck retired and Nole still ahead in everything. Sinner and alcaraz cant touch big 3 level in 100 years
I remember the match he beat Novak, and then had to retire against Roger. It wasn't a "blister", a chuck of the bottom of the skin peeled off. He didn't change his shoes during the match and his socks were drenched, it rubbed the skin off due to constantly sliding around. I thought to myself, he has great skills but not a good team around him to teach him some of these basic things about taking care of his body. Retiring in a match against Roger for this reason was just unheard of in professional tennis. I think if he had better physio like the top players, he may not have had enduring back issues - they do alot of strength training and stretching, etc. What a horrible shame.
HE can always say he had some very good wins. Plus at least he can still walk because having back pain and being so young could you imagine by the time he reaches 50 if he continued to keep trying to come back while being young he would have a hard time walking
Interesting: just look at his serve. I knew right away it was bad for the back. It shows that good technique is very important. Later he adjusted it. Sad story.
I would like to see what he does off court. I know Djokovic really pays attention to his physical capabilities as well as what he puts inside his body. It's one thing to have supposedly similar capabilities to Djokovic. Whether he takes care of his body well enough is another. As well as make efforts to be more efficient. Here's what I'll add in. I don't recall if he performed the same movements that Murray does on the stretch, where he tends to lean his body past his toes. But if he did do that, that's not helping. I had predicted that Murray's back would give him problems eventually due to that bad technique being used quite frequently. I'll have to look over some videos of his.
If the u overuse is good, maybe we get the comeback of Chung in the next couple of years. Tennis is so hard on the body, moving explosively, playing defensive like he did in the AO puts insane torque on your back.
Thank you for this video reminding us of what a talent this guy is and it's sad he's fallen so far. Tennis is such a brutal sport with so many injuries. Cheong would have been a top 20 player if he could stay injury free.
Here is a list of everyone he beat at AO 2018 1# Round M.Zverev 2# Round D.Medvedev 3# Round A.Zverev 4# Round N.Djokovic Quarterfinal T.Sandgren And then he lost to Federer, but what run though.
I honestly thought he retired to take up powerlifting 😅. His legs are gigantic and his flexibility is Wawrinka status, almost Nole-like. Hope he gets back
Most young athletes don't have the skills to deal with injury. You have never been injured since you hit your first tennis ball. Not even physically, it's mentally, the patience you need to develop to keep working on your game, even when injured. Secondly, most new athletes go broke in tennis when they cannot play. These two factors are the top reasons why slight injuries kill so many tennis players before they develop enough patience or money to wait out an injury until it heals. Generally, they quit.
It's so sad to see his story. I know that's it's too soon to say that he could have been one of the best, but there was a short time when he was. Tennis is a killer sport and you must have iron body too handle constant strain.
So sad to see this happening with processing athletes at such a young age. I hope he can get to play at this highest also, to find his passion elsewhere
This and also the downfall of Nishikori due to injury are both sad tales, since he also has beat the top 3 players twice each, and then the top 4 Andy Murray as well, at the time.
Depending on this come-back this January, Kyrgios could also end up another "kid who beat Djokovic, got injured, and then never went on to fulfill his potential"...
Most of the Koreans were deeply disappointed by his continuous injuries. He didnt even seem to try his best in his matches after the big win in AO. Also, Koreans noticed his characteristic of not being humble. He is history to Koreans and Koreans do not have any hopes on him any more.
I'm Korean I didn't even know his existence lol.. I don't watch tennis btw. I just watched this video because it popped up on my first TH-cam page for some reason
Plenty of stories like Chungs. The tour is brutal with barely an offseason to recover. The offseason is a joke. Look around the tour and you see players all wrapped up with injuries...all trying to play through them. Which makes it even more amazing that players like Fed, Nadal and Joker accomplished what they did winning so many slams.
i was walking around the olympic park and got to watch him play a practice set. there was no crowd, no fanfare, and i felt like the luckiest tennis fan for a minute. his ballstriking is beautiful.
Yeah. I've had a few similar experiences. If it isn't a massive name no ones cares.. and it's great.
Fickle too. I watched Pat Rafter train. He'd gotten injured and his ranking blew out to 70. This was at a huge junior tournament and I was one of two people watching. Next year he was back up to 2 in the world and practising on the same court, at the same tournament and you couldn't move for people.
He really does hit the ball beautifully.
It‘s crazy i saw him in the streets of Tokyo few weeks ago after he played some challengers in Japan, and he was shocked when i recognized him and asked him for a photo. He was like „You know me? you play tennis?“ I was like of course I know you you‘re a freaking grand slam semi finalist and beat djoko😂
Can u tell me the entire convo
@@Trikx7 so i was walking in a quiet, noble place in tokyo around 13 pm and suddenly a big guy appeared with a tennis bag and i was just like oh this guy is playing tennis. And after i walked past him i thought like „wait, this guy seems familiar“ and looked back and behind him, there was his coach and on his tennis bag was big printed HYEON CHUNG🇰🇷
and i was like „goddamn this is Chung“ and ran back to him and asked him „sorry, could we take a photo?“ and he was surprised but said „yeah, sure“
after the pic he asked me „do you know me, you play tennis?“
i said „yes, of course i watched you playing AO“ and he and his coach laughed and he was like „okay haha, nice to meet you“ and he even stretched his hand out to shake hands and i was surprised how kind he was.
i told him „good luck“ cuz i knew he plays one more tournament in japan and he said „thanks“ that was the whole convo
@@tsubasa815 dam ur lucky but thx for informing me
The truth is he had a lucky match where Djokovic was injured and that’s it. Same with Federer and his post 2017 grand slams. There was never anything special about him.
okay sleepyjoe1311
I literally could have guessed “he got injured and hasn’t been the same since”
It’s happened to so many professional athletes, very sad to see.
Not Just Injury he was not good mover like Nishikori and lacked good defence in tennis if you don't have the above mentioned these days you will struggle no matter how good your forehand , backhand and serve is
@@RithvikRK Of course, you know it better.
Happened to me too.
Ya, professional sports is something that most people can't understand.
TH-camrs comment about why their favorite isn't as perfect as they thought they are "can't they just train more"
Professional athletes are all at the precipice of injury. Pushing the limits.
@@RithvikRK No. I think you should watch the video (again) from minute 1'30 to 4'00.
Man I’m glad you made this video. His match against Novak at the 2018 Aus Open is some of the highest level of tennis I’ve ever seen - athletic, mentally strong, he looked the real deal! So sad injuries derailed his career, hope he can find joy and fulfillment in and out of the game 💔
He was playing great but it wasn’t best tennis I’ve seen djokovic was injuries for 1,5 year and only coming back to his level. Chung was really good player but for 2 seasons and then he disappeared
Djokovic had been off the tour to try to cure his elbow for six months. AO was his first tournament back but he still had elbow problems. He finally got surgery straight after this tournament.
Yes I totally understand that it was one of Djokovics worst patches of form in his career coming back from injury, but take nothing away from Chung. His sliding shots on the stretch, clutch shot making etc were all world class.
It's sad when he showed so much promise. Sponsors in Asia were salivating over the chance to sign him up with huge endorsements. They haven't had a male tennis star with such talent since Michael Chang and Nishikori and both got massive endorsements. Li Na, Osaka and now Zheng scored massive endorsements. Tennis really needs more stars from Asia but the sport is too brutal. So many players have been beset with injuries.
brother if you realy think it was some of highest level of tennis you didnt watch a lot of tennis.I am sorry to tell you like that but its a fact.Frist of all Novak was coming back after surgery, totaly out of his form, not even near to his best level,basicly like 50% of Novak, Chung did played good for his standards and thats why it was interesting to watch,but level of tennis was nothing serious.Novak after that also lost every match till Wimbeldon where he finally catched up his form and won it that year
He was on track to become one of the most promising prospects of his generation. Remember him beating the likes of Medvedev, Zverev, and Rublev. In a way, he was supposed to carry on Nishikori's legacy, be a powerhouse in Asian tennis, and maybe win the first GS for that part of the world. One of those could have been stories.
He was a real talent and would be huge in promoting tennis in Asia if he could have stayed injury free. In women's tennis we had Li Na, Osaka and Zheng and they receive massive endorsements from sponsors in Asia as the rare top female athlete. On the men's side we had Michael Chang back in the day then Nishikori but that's it. Chung could have been the next gen top player Asian sponsors are looking for but he's been beset by so many injuries. Tennis is a brutal sport. Even without injuries it's hard to stay at the top. Another promising talent was Bernard Tomic who had so much potential and was top 20 but couldn't sustain that form. He's actually still playing to this day but only in challenger circuit which is really sad. There's many many talents on both men's and women's side who have fallen by the wayside.
@@jonfreeman9682 Michael Chang is American not asian and Tomic is Australian so from Asia only Nishikori has been top player over last 17 years not Chang
@@RithvikRKAgree. Asian MS top 10 players are only 2 so far . He could be the third if not for the injuries.
@@johnh2084actually 3
No 3 ranked Ramanathan krishnan ( before open era ) if you consider him asian, he played 2 USO semi, 2 wimby semi
No 2 Nishikori
No 3 Sreechapan paradorn from thailand , although he never played any slam qf / sf/f but has some ATP 250 , ATP 500 ( GRAND PRIX) by his name and was once ranked 9 . There was a japanese guy before ww2 who played a wimbledon final though
The truth is he had a lucky match where Djokovic was injured and that’s it. Same with Federer and his post 2017 grand slams. There was never anything special about him.
Only few people understand that Tennis at this level is not just about being good but also being able to maintain your body in shape! Unfortunately some players have weaker body and they just can’t keep doing what they do at such high intensity. There’s been many great players whose career were cut short because their body couldn’t take it anymore.
and then there is players whose doctors tell them to stop pro tennis, only then to win 14 French open titles.
@@Alexander-dt2eqwho is this i’m curious ?
@@Alexander-dt2eqnvm looked it up rafa is a goat
@ieuhwbwnwosisbebsjksjsnsnsj lol did you really need to look up who has 14 french open grand slams titles?
Interesting didn't think he was that good but he was or wasn't a great placement player?
So sorry to learn of his injuries as he was a great player and my wife and I were big fans as he had so much potential- we wish him the very best and keep his spirits up- greetings from Ireland!
Thank your for making a video about Chung. He was always so respectful and friendly. And his defense was amazing.
Actually his defense was pathetic his shotmaking was superb
@@RithvikRK „pathetic“? Seriously?
@@user-sb8vw7jx6z He is a troll. His defence was Novak like.
Hyeon Chung is so underrated
of all the injuries to a tennis player other than my own, this one saddened me the most, followed by gustavo kuerten
Dont forget thiem and delpotro my guy
Hyeon Chung is so underrated
I will always miss him. He was such a brilliant player. Also we thank him for his service of bagelling AZ at grand slam level. I can still remember where I was at that point.
I was there at AO 2018 in that match…what a match against Novak!!!
This is a great update video as i always wonder what happened to Chung. It is sad for his career that he did not fully recover from his injuries. There was so much expectation when he won the Next Gen title & beating Novak who said in an interview that Chung can make it into the top 10. But sadly, that was not to be for him. Can Chung use Novak's mentality to get back into professional circuit. All tennis players go through serious injury & time away from pro circuit but only some can make a successful comeback. Anyway, Chung is always enjoyable to watch so lets hope we do see him on the court again soon.
Not "all" tennis players go through serious injury at some time. Federer and Djoko were remarkably injury free while they had good long runs at the top. It was only later they had problems, and they were not deep seated or chronic, like Murray and Nadal.
Thanks for this greatly informative video. I'd forgotten how much I loved his style and energy. Thank you.
Incredible high quality production. Thank you!
he appeared in iori's channel, he is still playing, just not at that ATP top 10 level anymore, performing at that level is really hard.
agree, and it's so tolling on your body physically. it's too demanding
Thank you for this infos. We usually only hear the success stories but have no clue about all the struggles a professional playes go through if they're not Rafa or Nole. I feel sad for Chung.
2018 also saw Kyle Edmund reach the aus open semis - look at him now
Jack Sock another example
That’s tough with Edmund because he has had multiple surgeries on his knee and you can just tell that he’s not 100% in his movement.
Another Jenson Broksby
I think he was much better as a professional player b4 he turned 20. I saw chung in nitto open next gen final i was mesmerized
Great player ; a star that shone very brightly for a short time but not a long time. Singles tennis is a very tough sport - thats life
Injuries just happen, depending on how you play the game ... but he was a great player to watch
He looks both 20 and 50 to me
I remember him very well. Many of us had great expectations. His story is a very sad one!
I see Zverev gave his usual disdainful, perfunctory handshake to Chung at 1.24. What an obnoxious person he is. Arrogant, but without having the results to justify it.
And it looks like nothing has changed since then
calm down michelez. am sure ur not perfunctory at all. lets all chill with ur perfunctory.
Chung over Djokovic was THE biggest upset I've seen in the past 10 years.
in early 2018 djokovic hadnt won a slam in almost 2 years so i dont think it was an upset at all. nothing compared to fed and nadals early round wimbledon losses or even querrey vs djokovic
@@vincenzofranchelli2201 Istomin defeating Novak in AO 2017 shock more in my opinion, despite Chung have done it in 3 sets in 2018. After RG2016 when Novak completed grand slam carreer of course his subconscious and motivation went down for a year and half despite making the US Open final next (losing to Wawrinka)
@@joaorocha3138 in 2017 it was at least unexpected, altho in context it isnt that surprising. in 2018 an "upset" was almost guaranteed and everyone expected djokovic to lose to someone low ranked, they just didnt know who it was going to be
now botic in straight sets against alcaraz might be the biggest upset of all time because botic was never and will never be a top player unlike chung was for a short period of time
For me it was Alcaraz vs Botic this year NO ONE saw that result coming
Tennis is a gladiator sport that takes no prisoners. So unfortunate for such great promise, but no matter what, Chung, hold your head high, you've accomplished so much, and are a permanent part of Tennis history.😊
I remember watching him on TV a few years ago. Thought his service motion may lead to issues with back and/or shoulder.... Wish him the best.
May I ask what was his service motion that injures back? Thanks
@@Lee-vb4vh can't know for sure but he has changed his service motion to be simpler now. He has lost lot of power now even schwartzman served faster than him
@@amzarschott9907 ok great thank you for interesting info. Holiday blessings 🙏👍⭐
No Asian players had a mark on tennis before Chung?? So Kei Nishikori who had already made a slam final and Li Na who won two slams don’t exist then??
Also Michael Chang even though he was Chinese American
i agree with this, poor from TP
He did say "almost no" at 4:51 and not a straight "no", pretty big difference.
Well to be fair, he definitely was the first big Korean specific player at that level maybe. But Asian? Mmm a little general
This guy was predicted to be a sure top 3... he beat Zverev, Djokovic, Medvedev, Rublev as a 21 yr old.
Back injury, end of the video.
thanks 😊
It’s really sad to see him serve now. Due to his chronic injury he now found the way to minimise the damage on his back on his serve. TBH, it not the most beautiful serve form ever but you gotta give the guy a credit for not giving up his career and trying to find the way that can prolong his game. Hats off to him. No matter what anyone’s say, the guys a genuine warrior.
I really hope chung takes his time this time. He needs to focus on the future tour for 2025-2026 once he starts winning there i d love to se him on the challenger tour and even maybe seoul 250 in 2027
Very nice presentation, I hope Chung will get back to the normal atp tour soon.
nice video,sad story,so much potential,just stars were not alligned😢
That's life...
...you can never take things for granted.
Enjoy!! 😉🤙
If you look at his recent challenger games, his backhand is still a top notch. Too sad he couldn’t get away with the injury
Became my favourite , am a Novak fan. Was a blast to watch.
Very sad for him... i was really fascinated by his game and his human being at AO 2018... really sad for him...
Not saying that era was cursed but, it was also the era where Eugenie Bouchard was in and she also seemed to be on the rise then BAM us open concussion is the last we hear of her basically
Bouchard's season was 2014. By US Open 2015 she had been having a dire year since the Australian Open losing early everywhere.
@@huzcer but they were similar age no?
@@UTUBE3JC bouchard is more than 2 years older. Just relating the point that bouchard had been already not getting any results for a whole season already. She had 6 months in 2014 pretty much and that was it.
Lisicki and Konjuh also ruined by injuries
So sad that injury knocks out so many players
To reach the top is easy. But to stay at the top, that is what makes you champion
Miss that dude, he was so strong, amazing movement and everything looked supernatural and technically brilliant. Maybe with a good coach he could come back...
That's how you know a lots of champs will never be known from official history but remembered by a few.
Hope this guy comes back making the tennis game interesting
Huge Hyeon Chun fan. I remember watching him play live against Federer at Indian Wells. Even then it was hard to root against him. Hopefully he can still follow his dreams.
Great Video true sportsmanship is also very well illustrated !!!
It's why talent can only take an athlete so far. Luck, health, genetics, having the right influences around you...there's so many variables that go into the making of a champion. Still it's really sad to hear about an athlete with that much potential struggle. I hope he's found peace with it.
Luck doesn't exist
I remember that a group of his Korean fans drove a long distance to watch him at the BNP Paribas Open several years ago. During his practice round, everyone hoped he would at least acknowledge us with a nod, but he didn’t even glance our way. It felt as though he was intentionally ignoring us. As a result, many of us left feeling disappointed by his arrogance, and some even cursed him, wishing for him to perform poorly.
Craziest hold my beer moment of all time
It's amazing to me how other players can maintain their health at such high levels.
5:05 what happened to Federer's hair?
I was watching his recent documentaries and thinking he may have had some work done. Transplant maybe?
Great video. Would like to see more type of this in the future
I was just wondering today what really happened to Chung !
He joined Chack Norris
Yeah I saw him pop up on the scoreboard 2 weeks ago in ITF, it was a shame he was so talented
Thanks for this share. Very enlightening. Just goes to show how amazingly powerful the GOAT Novak, Nadal and Rodger F are , as promising starts don't always equal long successful careers. I feel so sad for the guy.
Physical endurance is important part of athletic talent, without it, world best technique won't get you anywhere
2017 Djokovic suffered surprising defeats because he was playing injured, until he decided to do the right thing, stop competing to get treatment. at the beginning of 2018 he also had surprising defeats, this is one of them, because novak was returning from injury. In the last half of 2018 he managed to return to his level and ended the year on a high note.
Djokovic took 6 months off the tour after Wimbledon 2017 to see if it could cure his elbow, an issue that he had had from 2016. This was his very first tournament played after the time off. But he was still getting the pain. So finally after this tournament he went for elbow surgery. Then he came back in March 2018 but was still having not great results, losing to surprising players. He said that he was not even sure if he would play Wimbledon 2018 but he did.... and the rest is history. In retrospect he should obviously have had surgery earlier. But he still ended up completing tennis.
Always looking for excuses for losses from Djokovic. I am glad there are players like Alcaraz and Sinner now.
@@XLJansen lol he was literally off the tour for a whole 6 months and this was the 1 tournament he played before he went to get an operation on his elbow. what more do you the Fedal copers want?! Now you have Dopinner the Pennywise robot and Alcaraz who loses every 2nd or 3rd tournament to some guy outside the Top 20.
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LMAO like alcaraz cramping and Sinner dopping to beat a 37 ty.o NOLE. On the other hand nadal fans always bitched about him being injured when he lost multiple times to NOLE and when he won against him, he was healthy and that his "prime" self. STFU already the old fuck retired and Nole still ahead in everything. Sinner and alcaraz cant touch big 3 level in 100 years
I remember the match he beat Novak, and then had to retire against Roger. It wasn't a "blister", a chuck of the bottom of the skin peeled off. He didn't change his shoes during the match and his socks were drenched, it rubbed the skin off due to constantly sliding around. I thought to myself, he has great skills but not a good team around him to teach him some of these basic things about taking care of his body. Retiring in a match against Roger for this reason was just unheard of in professional tennis. I think if he had better physio like the top players, he may not have had enduring back issues - they do alot of strength training and stretching, etc. What a horrible shame.
HE can always say he had some very good wins. Plus at least he can still walk because having back pain and being so young could you imagine by the time he reaches 50 if he continued to keep trying to come back while being young he would have a hard time walking
Interesting: just look at his serve. I knew right away it was bad for the back. It shows that good technique is very important. Later he adjusted it. Sad story.
One of my favorite players... 😢
I hope he recovers feom his physical issues and atleast play for a few years of good tennis
professional sport is incredible
Chung, please come back soon!
one of the most powerful ballstriking i have ever seen on Tour, sad to see him fall :(
You should make a video on those 2 handel tennis rackets and the players who play with them
No one cares about that.
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4:40 What's about Nishikori ??
I would like to see what he does off court. I know Djokovic really pays attention to his physical capabilities as well as what he puts inside his body. It's one thing to have supposedly similar capabilities to Djokovic. Whether he takes care of his body well enough is another. As well as make efforts to be more efficient.
Here's what I'll add in. I don't recall if he performed the same movements that Murray does on the stretch, where he tends to lean his body past his toes. But if he did do that, that's not helping. I had predicted that Murray's back would give him problems eventually due to that bad technique being used quite frequently. I'll have to look over some videos of his.
Fitness and work off court to prevent injury is so important.
sad story really... remember seeing him play back in 2017... really promising rising tennis star... tennis can be cruel!
If the u overuse is good, maybe we get the comeback of Chung in the next couple of years. Tennis is so hard on the body, moving explosively, playing defensive like he did in the AO puts insane torque on your back.
@4:51 "Almost no Asian players has had a mark in the world of tennis..." Ever heard about Michael Chang? lol
Thank you for this video reminding us of what a talent this guy is and it's sad he's fallen so far. Tennis is such a brutal sport with so many injuries. Cheong would have been a top 20 player if he could stay injury free.
Here is a list of everyone he beat at AO 2018
1# Round M.Zverev
2# Round D.Medvedev
3# Round A.Zverev
4# Round N.Djokovic
Quarterfinal T.Sandgren
And then he lost to Federer, but what run though.
Thank you so much for this an amazing story.
He needs to perform the ancient ritual of El flatulento domino to break Djokovics gypsy spell
I honestly thought he retired to take up powerlifting 😅. His legs are gigantic and his flexibility is Wawrinka status, almost Nole-like. Hope he gets back
thanks for this video; i was wondering what happened to him; it's so unlucky that he had back pains.
Saw him playing in Milano at the Next Gen Finals. Unlucky guy
Most young athletes don't have the skills to deal with injury. You have never been injured since you hit your first tennis ball. Not even physically, it's mentally, the patience you need to develop to keep working on your game, even when injured.
Secondly, most new athletes go broke in tennis when they cannot play.
These two factors are the top reasons why slight injuries kill so many tennis players before they develop enough patience or money to wait out an injury until it heals. Generally, they quit.
Have been waiting for this guy to come back
Any chance?
i actually have one of his game winning balls when he won a match in the delray open
back to the pro tour? hold on. he IS playing ITF tournaments ! that is pro level
I think he meant ATP!!
Awesome player
It's so sad to see his story. I know that's it's too soon to say that he could have been one of the best, but there was a short time when he was. Tennis is a killer sport and you must have iron body too handle constant strain.
The Seoul open Challenger tour (2024.10.27-11.3) is going on now. Hyeon Chung joined singles, won the 1st round, but lost the 2nd round on 31 Oct.
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Can you do one about Kyle Edmund? I feel like he had a similar fate.
Tennis is a punishing sport. Think of all the players who have suffered injury. When I play and come home pain free it is a good day.
So sad to see this happening with processing athletes at such a young age. I hope he can get to play at this highest also, to find his passion elsewhere
You forgot about Michael Chang, first prominent Asian he came years before Chung. Chung should become full time doubles player
Very unfortunate... We don't get many top players from Asia.
This and also the downfall of Nishikori due to injury are both sad tales, since he also has beat the top 3 players twice each, and then the top 4 Andy Murray as well, at the time.
Depending on this come-back this January, Kyrgios could also end up another "kid who beat Djokovic, got injured, and then never went on to fulfill his potential"...
Is dificult to be a top playee but more dificult be a top player for much time.
Hope to see you soon
Ons Jaber also had the same story .She reached no.2 ranking then slid down quickly !!?
Most of the Koreans were deeply disappointed by his continuous injuries. He didnt even seem to try his best in his matches after the big win in AO. Also, Koreans noticed his characteristic of not being humble. He is history to Koreans and Koreans do not have any hopes on him any more.
Him being Asian literally has zero to do with it. The jeremy lin comparison totally out of place.
Relax. Vid was excellent
I'm Korean I didn't even know his existence lol.. I don't watch tennis btw. I just watched this video because it popped up on my first TH-cam page for some reason
is there age restriction in aust open single
Losing to Nadal in Barcelona as well as winning the next gen...sounds like the Tsitsipas story to me!
Plenty of stories like Chungs. The tour is brutal with barely an offseason to recover. The offseason is a joke. Look around the tour and you see players all wrapped up with injuries...all trying to play through them. Which makes it even more amazing that players like Fed, Nadal and Joker accomplished what they did winning so many slams.
Men's tennis is brutal on the body.