In the past two years, as Chinese men's tennis players have continued to make breakthroughs in Grand Slams, tours, Challenge Tournaments, and hope tournaments, Japanese tennis, as a former Asian hegemon, is considered unworthy by more and more fans. As for South Korean men's tennis, it is even more despised by many fans because the former brother Kwon Chun-woo was trapped by an injury, and has gradually lost his competitiveness on the tour. However, just a few days ago, Yosuke Mianguan reached the round of 16 of his first Masters tournament with a five-game winning streak, and Kei Nishikori reached the final of the tournament in January 2025, and they told us that Japanese men's tennis players are still not to be taken lightly.

As for the Korean men's tennis players, although they are now in decline, there is one player who has proved that they can still be a hindrance in the lower levels of tennis. So, who exactly is this player? How has he been doing lately? Let the humble article take you to see it today.

That player is Jung Hyun, and it is worth mentioning that he is the champion of the first ATP New Force Finals. And he did not live up to this title. In 2018, shortly after winning the New Talent Finals, Jung Hyun reached the semifinals of his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open with a wave of five consecutive wins. Despite retiring from the semi-finals due to injury, he became the first Korean male tennis player to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam.

It's a pity that this is Zheng Hyun's last brilliant performance in a major event. Although he has had a good record since then, however, most of the time, injuries have tormented the spectacle man. Perhaps because of the torture of illness, Zheng Hyun has not been able to regain his former glory for a long time, and playing and stopping has become the norm in his tennis life.

Despite this, Zheng Hyun was not reconciled. Some time ago, at the Bali Hope Race, he won five consecutive victories and won his first title since 2020. Objectively speaking, despite being only a low-level champion, Jung Hyun, who was born with poor eyesight, is still able to run on the tennis court today, which is a miracle in itself.

This week, Zheng Hyun played in the Lu'an Hope Tournament, and faced the lucky loser, Chinese player Zheng Zhan in the first round, Zheng Hyun was unrelenting, defeated his opponent in two straight sets, and successfully advanced; In the second round, Zheng Hyun fought in three sets against the seventh seed of the tournament, Japan's Isomura Shi, and finally defeated his opponent and was able to advance; In the quarterfinals, Zheng Hyun's opponent was the tournament's second seed, Chinese veteran Bai Yan. It is worth mentioning that from 2015 to the present, Zheng Hyun has maintained a six-game winning streak against Chinese players in the past ten years. So, will Bai Yan be able to defeat his opponent and move on? Let's wait and see.

A lot of times, the world of tennis is really just a teahouse. In this teahouse, there are many, many tea customers who have been here for a long time, and some of them have become quite famous. However, there are always fledgling tea drinkers who come here and look forward to tasting the sweet tea with their own efforts. And the author is just a small scholar in the corner of this teahouse who tells the stories of these tea customers in obscurity. I hope my article can bring some fresh information to all fans. Whether it's compliments or criticisms, maybe it's just to be able to get me far. That's it for today, and it continues tomorrow.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)