Sebastian Korda

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ATP Szanghaj 23: 2. ćwiećfinał M-1000.

[26] Sebastian Korda d. [20] Francisco Cerundolo 75 76(6)

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ATP Szanghaj 23 QF:

22 Nicolás Jarry 1642
23 Sebastian Korda 1500
24 Adrian Mannarino 1481

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2.5 roku czekał Korda na drugi ćwierćfinał M-1000. Jest nowy rekord rankingowy, może się uda zaatakować Top-20 na koniec roku. Już by tam był, gdyby głowa dojeżdżała i to mimo problemów zdrowotnych w pierwszej części sezonu.

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ATP Szanghaj 23: pierwszy półfinał M-1000.

[26] Sebastian Korda d. [19] Ben Shelton 67(10) 62 76(6)

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Krok od pierwszego finału M-1000 i Top-20 rankingu Entry.

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Korda Outlasts Shelton In Shanghai Thriller

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American will play Hurkacz in maiden ATP Masters 1000 semi-final
Two of the bright lights of American tennis clashed for the first time on Thursday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Sebastian Korda and Ben Shelton’s quarter-final meeting did not disappoint.

Korda prevailed 6-7(10), 6-2, 7-6(6) against his #NextGenATP countryman Shelton in the first all-American ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final since 2017. Shelton was energetic on court as always and sent down 17 aces with his booming lefty serve, but it was the calm and collected 26th seed Korda who held firm to win despite letting slip five match points from 6/1 in the deciding-set tie-break.

“It’s super cool,” said Korda, when asked about reaching his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final. “I played a really high level. Ben did as well, so I think it was a really high level. We had a lot of great points out there and hopefully it’s the first of many battles that we play against each other.

“He’s such an electric tennis player and it was a lot of fun to share the court with him today.”


The thrilling climax was the second tie-break of a pulsating encounter under the closed roof of Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena. Shelton had clinched an opening set in which Korda started more confidently but could not make inroads against Shelton’s serve. The 21-year-old Shelton saved a set point at 8/9 in the tie-break before converting his fifth set point to deflate Korda after his positive start.

That disappointment did not deter the World No. 26, however. Korda raced to the second set, breaking three times, as Shelton began to show signs of fatigue. That pattern continued into the decider, when Korda surged 4-2 ahead, but Shelton maintained power and accuracy with his forehand to rally and set up the closing tie-break drama. He was unable to complete the comeback, however, as Korda advanced having converted five of 16 break points he earned.

“I’m just thankful to stay calm," said Korda after staving off Shelton's late charge. "I played some bad points but I always believed in myself, even at 6/6. I just thought about putting the return in the court, somehow getting my racquet on it and luckily I finished it off then.”

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With his two-hour, 55-minute triumph, Korda became the first semi-finalist from the United States in Shanghai tournament history and improved to 7-5 against Top 20 opponents this season. The 23-year-old, who upset World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the third round, will take on 16th seed Hubert Hurkacz in his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final after the Pole earlier defeated Fabian Marozsan 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

“I’ve been playing some really good tennis the past couple of weeks," said Korda, who is now 26-13 for the season. "I had a good result in Zhuhai, then went to Astana and made the final and now the semis here. I’m playing some good tennis now and hopefully I can keep it going and keep playing the way I’m playing.”

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Korda: 'I Was Kind Of Just Praying That It Would Stop Hurting'

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American reflects on comeback from wrist injury
At his best, Sebastian Korda’s game appears effortless. The American crushes the ball with smooth strokes and often takes the racquet out of his opponent’s hand. It is that aggressive tennis that has helped the 23-year-old reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final this week at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.

But finding this level has not been easy for Korda, who has struggled throughout the year with a wrist injury.

“My injury actually started last year, probably around this time. I was battling with a wrist, then it was okay, then it got progressively worse during the training block right before the Australian Open,” Korda said. “I played in Adelaide, it was okay. As I started playing best-of-five, a lot of matches, against a lot of really big servers, especially going to the forehand, it was difficult. It started hurting a lot.

“Then, it was just a super long journey from there. I was out for three months, and just had to re-learn, basically, all the tennis stuff that I did, especially with the wrist. Basically every single practice, every single forehand that I hit, I was kind of just praying that it would stop hurting, and it just never would."


Korda admitted that occasionally he still has some issues, especially on the forehand side.

“I just don't have a lot of reps, you could say, on my forehand side — on my forehand, on my forehand volleys, returning,” Korda said. “It's just something that will come. I’ve just got to play a lot more matches, a lot more practices and hopefully it becomes normal again.”

The American is 21st in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin despite all the time he has missed this year. At the beginning of the season, he held championship point against Novak Djokovic in the Adelaide final and defeated Daniil Medvedev en route to the Australian Open quarter-finals.

“Missed three months, but I also missed another four months of kind of re-learning how to do everything,” Korda said. “I lost a lot of time this year with my injury, and, yeah, it's definitely sucked, but right now I'm starting to really get back into it, playing some really good tennis again, some high-level tennis, and hopefully the results will follow.”

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That has been the case this week in Shanghai, where last week's Astana finalist Korda has defeated Medvedev, Francisco Cerundolo and Ben Shelton en route to the semi-finals. He needed a final-set tie-break to oust Shelton — with whom he shared a nice post-match moment at the net — for a place in the last four.

“It was definitely a really good moment. Ben's a really good guy. He's got a great family. We've started to know each other really well these past couple months. We have a great relationship together. We played doubles one time, will definitely play again in the future,” Korda said. “I think we just talked about the tie-break and we were just kind of laughing.

“He's an incredible player, he's electric, he's fun to watch. He's fun to play against, honestly. I had a lot of fun during the match today. Honestly, just shows also the type of person that he is. He's incredibly nice, always has a smile on his face, and just a really great guy all around.”

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