Sebastian Korda

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Korda Holds Off Schwartzman For Miami QF Berth

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#NextGenATP American awaits Rublev or Cilic
Sebastian Korda is through to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final, following a three-set upset of fifth seed Diego Schwartzman at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Tuesday. The 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 result was the #NextGenATP American’s first Top 10 victory.

One of four Americans to have started the day, it was the youngest, 20-year-old Korda, who was the last man standing. It will be Korda’s second ATP Tour quarter-final and second in his home state of Florida, having reached the Delray Beach Open final in February.

"He made it tough. In that first set I served super hot, but he didn't serve that well," Korda said. "But then he picked it up and he was just fighting and he was playing some really good tennis after that, and then the third set was just a battle.

"I played an incredible match today. I think mentally I was great out there. I stayed calm. Even when in the tight situations I believed in myself and I went for it. I'm super proud of that. Yeah, just a lot of joy inside. All the hard work that I have done with my team is paying off."

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Schwartzman was looking to reach the quarter-finals in Miami for the first time, in what would have been his sixth at ATP Masters 1000 level. The Argentine dug in to save a set point on serve to hold for 3-5, but was left shaking his head in disbelief as Korda painted the line with his 15th winner of the set in the ensuing game.

The 20-year-old clinched the set at the 38-minute mark and it prompted an immediate lift in aggression from Schwartzman in the second set. The fifth seed pounced to break for 3-1, but the advantage was short-lived as Korda broke back three games later.

Schwartzman raised his level when it mattered as the American hit back-to-back forehand winners to concede serve and send the match into a deciding set. It was the World No. 9, however, who blinked first in the third.

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A sloppy game gifted Korda the early break and the American carried the advantage to serve for a place in the quarter-finals at 5-4.The first sign of nerves crept in as a match point went begging and Korda was broken, however, he responded with another break and served it out on his 21st forehand winner after two hours and 36 minutes.

"My parents are super big on just baby steps," he said. "You can play tennis for so long if you stay healthy for 15-plus years. Especially guys now they are playing until 40, it's incredible. There is a lot of years ahead of me. Any win is a good win. I'll always put my head down and keep working, and hopefully one day I could achieve something that my dad achieved."

Korda awaits the winner of fourth seed Andrey Rublev and former World No. 3 Marin Cilic. He equals his dad Petr Korda’s run to the Miami quarter-finals in 1994 and 1996 and stands one win from equalling his best result, a semi-final defeat to Pete Sampras in 1993.

"Yeah it's super special, both my parents are here," he said. "They're supposed to fly today to Palm Springs to watch my two sisters [play golf]. They have their first major of the year in Palm Springs so hopefully they can keep staying here and keep going."

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1991, Montreal: 23-letni wówczas Petr Korda osiągnął swój pierwszy ćwierćfinał M-1000;
2021, Miami: 20-letni Sebastian Korda osiągnął swój pierwszy ćwierćfinał M-1000;

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Miami21: pierwszy ćwierćfinał M-1000.

Sebastian Korda d. [5] Diego Schwartzman 63 46 75

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ATP Miami 21:

63 Feliciano López 1042
64 Sebastian Korda 1041
65 Vasek Pospisil 1036

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Korda: 'I Can Play With The Biggest Names In Tennis'

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American credits mother for his on-court demeanour
Sebastian Korda says that he feels better about playing against "the biggest names in tennis" after a run to the Miami Open presented by Itau quarter-finals.

The 20-year-old #NextGenATP American lost to fourth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev 7-5, 7-6(7) on Thursday night and is now 10-4 on the 2021 ATP Tour season, which includes a runner-up finish at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com (l. to Hurkacz) in January.

“I kind of feel comfortable playing against these bigger guys,” said World No. 87 Korda, who was contesting just his second ATP Masters 1000 tournament. “This week showed me that I can keep up and play with the biggest names in tennis. So it was a really positive week, both in singles and in doubles. I had a lot of fun in doubles with my partner, Michael Mmoh. I will take a lot from this and hopefully I can play some good tennis on the clay now.”

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Korda, who is set to break into the Top 70 of the FedEx ATP Rankings on Monday, believes that last year’s five-month Tour suspension due to the global COVID-19 pandemic really helped his development.

“I think one of the best things was the break that we had,” said Korda. “It helped me really focus on my body, and fortunately we had a tennis court right next to our house. We were all healthy and we were all staying safe. That was a really big thing for me. I just got in a lot of reps, and I think that really shows in my game right now that I'm a lot more consistent.

“I can keep up with these bigger guys. I think that's one of the biggest things. But I also think skipping out on [the] Australia [swing] was also a really big thing for me, getting a lot matches. I'm match fit. When I have a lot of matches under my belt, I play some really good tennis.”

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The 6’5” right-hander, whose father Petr Korda captured the 1996 Australian Open title and rose to a career-high World No. 2, beat Radu Albot, No. 10 seed Fabio Fognini, No. 17 seed Aslan Karatsev and fifth seed Diego Schwartzman en route to the Miami quarter-finals.

Throughout his run, Korda kept his emotions in check, something he credits to his mother, Regina, a former World No. 26 on the WTA Tour.

“I think ever since I was a kid, my mom was really big into kind of having a poker face on court and not showing any negative emotions. Obviously, positive emotions are always great, but I think my mom was really big on that. I have her to thank for that, because I think it's a really [a] big strength for me that the opponent doesn't really know what's happening on the other side of the court. I try to use it to my favour.”

Korda, who is currently in fourth position in the ATP Race To Milan for a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals in November, will now return to Bradenton, Florida, to recover from a groin injury, which he says "is the result of playing plenty of matches this year".

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