'Professor' Chung triggers tennis resurgence in homeland

MELBOURNE, Australia - From being practically unknown in South Korea a week ago, Chung Hyeon has quickly gained superstar status in his homeland with a fairytale run to the Australian Open semifinals that has raised the profile of tennis to new levels in the country.

Lee Hyung-taik was the last of the two Koreans to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam when he made the last 16 at the US Open in 2007.

World No 58 Chung, who won the ATP's NextGen event for the world's top young players last year, has already gone two steps further and will take on defending champion Roger Federer in Friday's semifinal.