By Chris Oddo | Saturday November 11, 2017
Hyeon Chung capped off a dream week in Milan by winning his first career title at the #NextGenATP finals. South Korea’s No.1 player defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev for the second time in a week and claimed the title with a 3-4(5), 4-3(3), 4-2, 4-2 victory.
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Chung went 5-0 over the course of the week and will receive $390,000 in prize money for his efforts.
The 21-year-old is the first South Korean to win an ATP title Hyung-Taik Lee in 2003. Chung was clutch all week and he finished the event saving seven of nine break points vs. Rublev, making it 34 of 44 break points saved on the week.