Sebastian Korda

Korda said he first felt the injury while playing the Adelaide International this month, where he made the final and forced a championship point before ...

“I knew kind of what it was right away, right when I hit the return. You know, I think I can do some really big things in the near future.” “Still a great tournament.

A wrist injury brought Sebastian Korda's promising Australian Open run to an abrupt end, but a 30-year intra-family contest for boasting rights goes on.

Khachanov shaded him in the first set, but Korda toughed it out and a tie-breaker was needed to decide it. I think I can do some really big things in the near future.” But from a mishit return early in the second set, Korda knew he was toast. He plays golf left-handed, like his father, but at tennis is a right-hander like his sisters at golf. But he was bewitched by tennis when he went with his father to the US Open when he was nine to see Czech compatriot Radek Stepanek play Novak Djokovic in a night match on a packed Arthur Ashe. “He’s not even the best all-rounder in his family,” he said. When walking down the Hall of Champions to Rod Laver arena, he makes a point of touching the pillars featuring his father and Andre Agassi, another mentor. “I hit one forehand return and after that it was almost tough to hold the racquet at times.” So Khachanov goes through to his second successive major semi-final and Korda is left to dwell on the fact that although he will leave with a ranking inside his previous high of No. Yeah, just the rest is history.” When she won, she said to her sister on FaceTime: “I’m finally part of the club.” She’s now the world No. The rise of women’s sport has added a layer of intricacy. For the Kordas, who are from the Czech Republic via the US (Petr is still a Czech national), the trail leads to and from Australia, oddly enough.

There have been touching scenes on Rod Laver Arena after American 29th seed became the first player of the tournament to retire because of injury.

So it was a little tough.” So applause to him. 26 Regina Rajchrtova, the brother of former women’s golf world No. Korda has an incredible sporting pedigree as the son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda and former World No. Volleying was almost impossible for me. In the second set of the match, the 22-year-old Korda had to take a medical time-out after suffering a wrist injury.

Sebastian Korda revealed that his wrist injury, which ended his dream run at the Australian Open 2023, first appeared in the final of the Adelaide ...

I think I can do some really big things in the near future. After making a forehand in the second set, the 22-year-old claimed it was difficult for him to even hold the racket. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): Sebastian Korda believed he had overcome a wrist issue that first surfaced in Adelaide and then subsided earlier this month, but it resurfaced at the Australian Open on Tuesday to prevent him from progressing past the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Sebastian Korda revealed that he could not even properly hold the racquet during his match against Karen Khachanov at the 2023 Australian Open after ...

However, he expressed hopes of recovering and coming off better in the future. "I had it a little bit in Adelaide a couple weeks ago, but then it went away. I had it in Adelaide and then it went away completely. So it was a little tough," expressed Korda. "I knew kind of what it was right away, right when I hit the return. Korda's impressive run at the Grand Slam Down Under finally came to an end upon retiring from his quarterfinal match against 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Tuesday.

Victoria Azarenka showed glimpses of the form that took her to the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open titles with a vintage display to reach the semi-finals.

"Obviously not the way you want to finish a match," said the 18th seed, who will meet third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the final. "I feel like you want to show your best tennis in front of the best and I hope I did that and you guys enjoyed watching me because I really tried my best," she added. The 33-year-old Belarusian said that it was "nerve-wracking" to compete in front of Australian great Rod Laver on the main showcourt named in his honour.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka displayed the same confident brand of hard-hitting baseline tennis that carried her to two Australian Open titles ...

Her parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, and Pegula wore a patch on her skirt during matches with the No. 3, the jersey number of player Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during a game on Jan. Pegula, a 28-year-old from New York, was playing in the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the third year in a row but fell to 0-5 for her career at that stage in Grand Slam tournaments. But also, at the same time, I know I have to play my best tennis. “And sometimes when you have this great result, it just shows you what you are capable of and you start to believe more and more.” She often looked into the stands at her coach, Davis Witt, to say something, including one exclamation about the ball speed of “It’s so … A three-time runner-up at the U.S. It was a far cry from the sort of success Pegula had earlier in the tournament: She entered Tuesday having dropped zero sets and 18 games across four previous matches. I always believed in myself, but there are always ups and downs,” said Khachanov, a 26-year-old Russian who is seeded No. He called for a trainer to examine and tape it. MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka displayed the same confident brand of hard-hitting baseline tennis that carried her to two Australian Open titles and the No. Open last September — when 22-year-old American Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set because of an injured right wrist.

Injury ends Sebastian Korda's dream of emulating his father Petr and winning the Australian Open, sending Karen Khachanov into the semifinals.

"Whether I will publish that in my documentary or on the social media depends on how I feel. "It is very interesting. Their standings shouldn't be any reason to be 💯 on the ball. It's hard to know for sure what is happening but it is true there is a history with Djokovic of injuries distracting his opponents. Some of the injuries he claims he has seem to show up at convenient times for him, and he is fine the rest of the time. By Paul Johnson Also coaching by various means should be taken more serious forget about the player. Thomas Griffiths says: I believe he plays the mind games to the maximum. See Taylor Fritz in 2021 and Andy Murray here in 2015.

Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the highest-ranking American left in either the women's or men's singles, was defeated on Tuesday by No. 24 Victoria Azarenka ...