As some of tennis’ next generation bid to make a breakthrough at the highest level, Sebastian Korda has certainly done his chances no harm.
The 22-year-old claimed arguably the biggest win of his career to date at the Australian Open, defeating last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev in the third round. The American produced some of his finest tennis to beat the 2021 US Open champion 7-6(7) 6-3 7-6(4).
The world number 31 equalled his best ever performance at a Grand Slam and the desire to emulate his father Petr’s run to the title in 1998 burns bright. "It was an unbelievable match,” said Korda in his on-court interview. “I kind of knew what I had to do. I stuck with it even when I was going up and down with the emotions, but I’m thrilled right now. I played amazing, and it was an unbelievable match from me.”
