Chung Hyeon aims to clinch the first victory in US Open

Chung Hyeon aims to clinch the first victory in US Open. August. 29, 2015 08:03. creating@donga.com.

Chung Hyeon (photo, world No. 71), the rising star of Korean, will face the world No. 92 James Duckworth at the U.S. Open, the last major competition in this season, to be started on Aug. 31 (local time).

Duckworth is a right-handed player at the height of 183cm. He rose up to the world No. 83 this April. “The match-up is not bad. Duckworth’s serve is world’s top class. But Chung has better ground stroke skills," Chung’s coach Yoon Yong-il said. "Chung will be thoroughly prepared since players in the world’s top 100 are not easy to deal with.”

If Chung wins in the first round, he will be placed against a winner from the match between Stan Warwrinka, the France Open winner (Switzerland, world No.5), and Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain, world No. 56).