Sebastian Korda

Sebastian Korda is all about the power of positive thinking in 2023. And that positivity has played a big role in his first ever run to a Grand Slam ...

He’s got a tremendous team that is anchored by his parents, and strengthened by the additions of Radek and Martin Stepanek, plus the well-documented mentorship of Andre Agassi. He’s from one of the most athletically gifted families in the history of the universe, with two professional tennis playing parents and two sisters who are elite golfers. Clearly Korda’s new relationship with the power of positive thinking is paying dividends. I think that really helped me, especially in the last match with Medvedev, closing out that tiebreaker. “I think I've had a tough match with Rafa, serving for it a couple times,” he said. Sebastian Korda is all about the power of positive thinking in 2023.

Eurosport expert Tim Henman believes Sebastian Korda's thrilling five sets victory over Hubert Hurkacz was a “great story” for the Australian Open.

In the match tie-break, Korda won six points in a row to lead 7-3 but was pegged back to 7-7. “It was amazing to watch,” Henman said on Eurosport’s Australian Open coverage. [‘A big win’ – World No. Australian Open Stream the 2023 Australian Open live on “It was interesting to hear Seb Korda after the match.

Son of Czech former Australian Open winner Petr upstaged Poland's 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz to demonstrate his rise in world tennis | Tennis News.

Be it from that straight-sets loss to Nadal or the three-set defeat from match point to Novak Djokovic in the Adelaide final earlier this month, Korda’s learning is as quick as his aggressive game style. In 2021, after winning the Quimper Challenger to break into the top-100 ranking, Korda reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters in Miami, lifted his maiden ATP 250 title in Parma and made the final of Next Gen ATP Finals losing to Carlos Alcaraz. A few months prior to that in October 2020, Korda made the Round of 16 of the autumnal French Open as a 213th-ranked qualifier.

After back-to-back wins inside Rod Laver Arena, Sebastian Korda shed some light on what's become a key moment of his pre-match preparations.

For a spot in the semifinals, he'll face No. I always know that they're watching. Is that something you've done in the past when you've been to Rod Laver? Looked like you touched your dad's pillar there in the walk to Rod Laver. Arriving on-court for his Round 3 match against two-time defending finalist and No. Social

The American underdog continues his fairytale run at Melbourne Park, reaching his first grand slam quarterfinal where father Petr triumphed in 1998.

The 29th-seeded Korda will face 18th-seeded Karen Khachanov for a spot in the semifinals. “They’re brutal in a way.” Korda was one of four American men to get to the fourth round, along with Ben Shelton, J.J. “I just got off the phone with them,” Korda said about his parents. And a down-the-line backhand passing winner to cap a 27-shot point finished things off. “There was plenty of times where I could have just completely lost it. “We’ve got a great group coming up. “What a great night. Korda’s mother was a professional tennis player, too, and his two older sisters play pro golf. “Those are the toughest points to win ... An early deficit against a higher-seeded opponent. This was not a smooth ride for Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open on Sunday.

American Sebastian Korda said his fourth-round Australian Open win over Hubert Hurkacz was an early birthday present for his father Petr, who won his only ...

"Yeah, definitely those kinds of losses hurt the most. I think that really helped me, especially in the last match with Medvedev, closing out that tiebreaker. Maybe I was just trying to get the energy so I could hit my backhand a little better," he said with a smile. "Every single time I walk by, I always give him like a little fist pump. Early birthday present in a way." "I always know that they're watching.

Sebastian Korda and girlfriend Ivana Nedved have been captivating fans at the Australian Open. Read more here.

Sebastian Korda explained how Novak Djokovic was the reason he made a relatively late change to tennis at the age of 10.

I went back the next day and I said, ‘This is what I want to do.’ I fell in love with the energy of the crowd, the way the sport is played, how mental it is. Korda explained: “I didn't play a tournament outside of Florida until I was 15 years old basically. My first tournament outside of Florida was an ITF in Houston, Texas. “I switched over because I went to the US Open in 2009 with my dad and Radek,” Korda explained. “We had a really good team,” Korda said of his ice hockey days after beating 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz in five sets on Sunday. [Novak Djokovic](/latest/novak-djokovic) made him decide to choose a career back in 2009 in tennis after starting out in ice hockey.

Coaching one of the brightest young names of the men's game can come with unique challenges, but Radek Stepanek has been helped in his partnership with ...

He's on the right path and I believe if he stays the course, then it's a question of time." "I believe you'll see compared to last year changes in how Sebi is handling himself on the tennis court. That's what I have been working since I joined his team," Stepanek said.