Chung aims for 2nd straight win in Busan

Chung Hyeon

By Baek Byung-yeul

Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon will compete for the Busan Open title for the second straight year this weekend.

The Busan Open tennis tournament, which takes place at Geumjeong Sports Park in Busan, from Saturday through next Friday (May 8), is a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour with total prize money of $100,000. For this year’s event, a total of 123 players from 32 countries will compete.

The 19-year-old Chung won the hard court event last year after defeating Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-1. The world’s No. 84 was eliminated from the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open after losing to the fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-3, 6-4, Thursday.

Besides Chung, the Busan Open also features another Korean rising star Lee Duck-hee (world No. 219).