Jeong-hyeon (26), who started to return to the men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour, the showdown between the world’s strongest tennis players메이저놀이터, will stand on the test table once again at the Busan Open Challenger.

On the 9th, Jeong Hyeon will play the first round of the Busan Open Challenger singles final against Yasutaka Uchiyama (30th, 240th) of Japan. It is the second match in about two weeks for Jeong Hyeon, who returned to the ATP Challenger singles stage after two years and seven months through the Seoul Open Challenger on the 26th of last month.

At that time, Hyeon Chung was defeated 0-2 by Australia’s Jordan Thompson (29th, 80th), the No. 1 seed. After the match, Chung Hyeon expressed his intention to return to the ATP Tour, saying, “I feel good because I can play the game normally without any pain.”

Jeong Hyeon, who was active as a tennis player representing Korea, including reaching the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open, has been focusing on rehabilitation after stopping tour life since September 2020 due to a back injury. The 19th place in the ATP rankings, which Jung Hyun recorded in April 2018, remains the highest record for a Korean player.

Jeong-hyeon, who currently has no ATP rankings due to not participating in a tour event for a while, received a wild card and went directly to the Busan Open Challenger finals.

Jung Hyeon, who is in the process of returning to the ATP Tour by participating in the Challenger Tournament, has the task of confirming her potential to some extent in the Busan Open Challenger Singles.

Chung’s game was assigned to the second order of the center court game, which starts at 11:00 am on the 9th.

Nam Ji-seong (29th, 523rd) will play the first game on the center court prior to the Jeonghyeon game. Nam Ji-seong will fight to advance to the round of 16 against Gabriel Diallo (21st, 162nd) of Canada.

Jung Yun-seong (25, 328th), who will play the third match on the center court, will face Wu Teng-lin (24, 181st) of Taiwan.

Hong Seong-chan (25, 184th), who advanced to the quarterfinals of the Seoul Open Challenger with Jung Yoon-seong, will play against Jason Chung (33, 319th) of Taiwan in the second match on the first court.

Jordan Thompson, who won the Gwangju Open Challenger that ended on the 7th, and runner-up Max Purcell (25th, 87th) will play on the first court and the last round of the center court, respectively.

The two Australian nationals were seeded 3 and 1 for the tournament.

About 60 players from 16 countries are participating in the Busan Open Challenger, which is being held at Spoone Park tennis court in Geumjeong-gu, Busan. The singles and doubles finals will be held on the 14th, and all matches are free to watch.