India, Sept. 18 -- Since April, Hyeon Chung has spent most of his time playing tennis in the Futures tour. It is the lowest level of professional tennis which is often used as a springboard for budding players to launch themselves into the upper divisions.

It is also where journeymen and injured stars come to try and rebuild their careers. Just like Chung.

This is the same Hyeon Chung that had won the inaugural ATP Next Gen Finals in 2017 in Milan. And a few months later, at the 2018 Australian Open, went on a run to the semi-final that saw him beat Daniil Medvedev, fourth seed Alexander Zverev, and his idol Novak Djokovic. From reaching as high as world No.19, recurring back injuries saw him fall drastically down the ranking ladder bey...