Tennis The day Petr Korda hit the Grand Slam jackpot


Sebastian Korda, son of Australian Open champion Petr, upsets Daniil Medvedev in straight sets

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - American Sebastian Korda said Sunday's fourth-round Australian Open win over Hubert Hurkacz was an early birthday present for his father Petr, who won his.


Sebastian Korda introduces new ritual as tribute to father and former Australian Open winner

You could argue that Sebastian Korda was already destined for Australian Open success when he took to the court for a second main-draw campaign in 2023.. Three immediate family members were already Australian Open champions - his father, Petr, triumphing in the AO 1998 men's tournament and pro-golfer sisters Jessica and Nellie winning Australian Open LPGA titles in 2012 and 2019.


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Petr Korda is a former ATP player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career-best ranking of World No.2 in singles and World No.10 in doubles. Over the span of 12 years, he won 10 singles.


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Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998.


Petr Korda Everything you need to know about the former Australian Open champion

Sebastian Korda, the 22-year-old son of the 1998 Australian Open winner Petr Korda, also made the quarterfinals. It was his first time making it that far in a Grand Slam tournament, but most.


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Third-seeded Sebastian Korda is into the semifinals at the Adelaide International for the second year in a row after beating Australian wild-card entry Christopher O'Connell 6-4, 6-4.. American Tommy Paul played Britain's Jack Draper and Elena Rybakina, last year's Australian Open finalist and winner of the Brisbane International on.


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Sebastian Korda, son of Australian Open champion Petr, upsets Daniil Medvedev in straight sets - ABC News Sebastian Korda jokes that he is still the worst athlete in his family despite downing Daniil Medvedev in straight sets at the Australian Open.


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The American, son of 1998 Australian Open winner Czech Petr Korda, finished runner-up at Memorial Drive in 2023, losing to Novak Djokovic. He defeated Christopher O'Connell 6-4, 6-4 to keep his.


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Korda, 17, won the Australian Open boys' singles title on Saturday, 20 years after his father, Petr, won the men's title. Petr Korda stayed home in Florida so as not to be a distraction.


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Injury ends Sebastian Korda's dream of emulating his father Petr and winning the Australian Open, sending Karen Khachanov into the semifinals. Look back on Day 9 as it happened.


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Korda defeated Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7) It is the first time Korda has made the quarterfinals of a major. His father Petr won the Australian Open men's title in 1998. Petr.


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Petr Korda was no slouch in his heyday, but he is still falls in our One-Slam Wonder category as his 1998 Australian Open title was his only major. The 86th edition of the Australian Open finished on February 1 with the sixth seed from the Czech Republic lifting the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.


Petr Korda Everything you need to know about the former Australian Open champion

ADELAIDE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Americans Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda crashed to defeats by lower-ranked opponents on Friday in the semi-finals of Australian Open warm-up tournaments.


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Petr Korda. Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 160: Plays: Left-handed. Career Highlights. 1998; Defeated Marcelo Rios 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to win the Australian Open and record his first grand slam title victory.


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At the end — the very end — it was Korda, a 22-year-old American, who earned a spot in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by taking the last trio of points to edge No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6.


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Jan. 17, 2022 MELBOURNE, Australia — Sebastian Korda spent his first week of a long-awaited trip to Australia far from the summer sunshine he imagined: After testing positive for the coronavirus.