"Beating someone as good and as slam tested is massive": Roddick heaps praise on Korda after dumping out Medvedev

22-year-old Sebastian Korda pulled off a shocking victory over the two-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev in just three sets to reach the fourth round.

The Russian was affected by pain in his right arm that, as he later admitted, bothered him at the time of his service. In any case, he found himself outmatched throughout the game by the American and Andy Roddick heaped praise on him.

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“He was on top of me all the time, and I was trying to come back every set, trying to fight, trying to be there.”

After the match, Andy Roddick used his Twitter to comment on the American’s performance: “Big win for Seb Korda. Beating someone as good and as slam tested as Medvedev is massive. Three out of five is a different animal, and he answered the call. Very impressive against one of the toughest five set outs”

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Korda has shown consistent throughout the start of the season, losing only one match in 2023, at the final in Adelaide against Novak Djokovic. For the first time in his career, he reaches the second week of the first major of the year, and prepares to face the Polish Hubert Hurkacz.