Zheng Xuan reaches Grand Slam semifinals at Australian Open, becoming first Asian man to do so after overcoming an underdog
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According to reports from Beijing time on January 24, in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles at the 2018 Australian Open, Chung Hyeon defeated Söderling 6-4/7-6(5)/6-3, reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He became the second Asian man after Kei Nishikori to do so, and he is also the 7th male player born in the 1990s to reach the Grand Slam semifinals (Yanovitz, Raonic, Dimitrov (twice), Tim (twice), Busta, Edmund). He is the second player born in the 1995s to make it to the Grand Slam semifinals as well! Following the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, another Grand Slam event saw two players born in the 1990s in the semifinals.
Japan and South Korea have made progress in men’s tennis, with a large number of young players emerging; China needs to work hard!