"Proud is an understatement": Sebastian Korda's sisters celebrate his ATP 500 DC Open title

Sebastian Korda's sisters celebrated his second professional title at the ATP 500 DC Open. The trophy comes three years after his first title at the Parma Open in 2021. It wasn't easy for Korda, who had lost five consecutive finals since his first title.

After skipping the Olympic Games, the American quickly traveled to Washington to start the hardcourt swing and had a remarkable run through the tournament. The 24-year-old American reached his career-high ranking as world No. 18.

Korda’s sisters share emotional reactions after his title at DC Open

In the first round, he easily dispatched former world No. 17 Christian Garin. In the second round, he faced Thanasi Kokkinakis, who retired in the third set, allowing Korda to advance to the quarter-finals. Australian 7th seed Jordan Thompson awaited him, but Korda secured another straightforward victory in straight sets.

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The semi-finals saw him paired with compatriot Frances Tiafoe, whom Korda dominated, not giving him any chances while serving to defeat him in straight sets. The final against Italy's Flavio Cobolli started unfavorably after losing the first set 4-6. However, Korda was relentless from there, sealing the win with 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Korda's victory came 32 years after his father, Petr Korda, won the same tournament. Sebastian's sisters, Jessica and Nelly Korda, celebrated his triumph on Instagram. Jessica and Nelly are professional golfers and shared their reactions on social media:

"UN... Freaking...Real,” wrote Nelly Korda. "LFGGGGGG BABYYYYY," she added in another story. "Ok I'm done so proud of you @sebastiankorda," she added.

His other sister, Jessica, also wrote on her stories: "Let's Freaking Gooooooo."

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After securing the title, Seba Korda recalled how his father used to train with his current coach, Radek Stepanek. He also mentioned remembering attending the DC tournament from a young age: “I’ve been coming to this tournament since I was a teenager. My dad used to coach Radek Stepanek, who also won here in 2011,” Korda told the media (via The Independent).

“We have a lot of history with this tournament. One of my biggest goals was one day coming here and hopefully winning the tournament and putting my name up there on the stadium. This is probably the most special moment of my career so far,” he added.

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American beauty 🇺🇸 @SebiKorda is the first American man to claim the title at #MubadalaCitiDCOpen since @andyroddick in 2007!

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