Harrison Outlasts Chung In Atlanta Thriller

Ryan Harrison got off to a tremendous start to the 2018 season, reaching the final at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. But after that, the American won just 10 of his next 25 matches. That momentum has turned right around this week in Atlanta.

Harrison beat Australian Open semi-finalist and reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung 6-7(3), 6-2, 7-6(5) on Friday to reach the last four at the BB&T Atlanta Open.

“This is exactly what the doctor ordered for me,” Harrison said on court after the match. “It was a little nervy from both of us there at the end, but I’m really happy to get through.”

It is the 26-year-old’s fourth trip to the semi-finals at the event, and he is trying to reach the championship match for the second consecutive year (l. to Isner in 2017). Harrison will next face second seed Nick Kyrgios, whom he lost to in Brisbane, or Brit Cameron Norrie.

While Chung did not push through in his first tournament since the Mutua Madrid Open, the South Korean advanced to his eighth tour-level quarter-final of the season.