Roger Federer - Hyeon Chung Tennis prediction

Its safe to say that Roger Federer hasn't been really at his best yet on this Australian Open but still has yet to drop a set on the tournament.Now he plays against a player on the rise, that is full of confidence and looks quite sharp in the baseline exchanges.Still, this is the kind of matchup that Roger really does prefer, a player that doesn't possess a big serve and will not easily expose the backhand side of the Swiss.Federer has more firepower on the forehand wing and the forehand exchanges will be critical in this match.This is something new for Hyeon, first semifinals of the tournament for him and even though he doesn't look as such a player I think that he will be quite impressed with the atmosphere.


I don't think that the serve of Chung is strong enough to threaten Roger, particularly the first serve percentage and the variety on the second serve isn't there.Federer will look to be aggressive straight from the return and if he manages to shake his confidence in the start will have it his way then.


Key facts: First serve percentage, forehand unforced errors(both players), second serve win percentage and net play.The key plays that will decide the victor.


My pick is Roger under 34.5 games where I see the value.