“I’m definitely the worst athlete in my family” jokes Korda after Medvedev win

Sebastian Korda upset the former number world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets at the Australian Open. In the press conference after the match, the American tennis player joked about himself:

“I’m definitely the worst athlete in the family so far.”

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The 29th seed remind that both of his parents (Petr Korda and Regina Rajchrtova) were professional tennis players, in fact, his father won the 1998 Australian Open. “I don’t know what I’m going to be ranked. My mum’s career-high was number 24, my dad was two”.

In addition, his sisters are prominent players on the women's PGA tour “Nelly, my sister was number one, my older sister Jessica was six.” Also, the 22-year-old talked about his relationship with the former world No. 1 Andre Agassi: “He’s like a mentor to me. He’s a big part of my team”.

About the match with the Russian, Korda showed his joy for beat one of the favorites of the tournament: “It was an unbelievable match. I knew what I had to do and stuck with it, with emotions going up and down.”

By the other hand, Medvedev spoke about his disappointment after losing the match: “I think it was a match where he was just better than me” said the two-time finalist at Australian Open, who will drop out of the top 10, just 11 months since he reach de world No. 1.

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“Right now I’m struggling a little bit to win these kinds of matches against opponents that can play at a good level. That’s what I have to find back.”

Now, Sebastian Korda arrives with a lot of confidence to his next challenge for the fourth round of the AO, against the 25-years old Hubert Hurckacz, who defeat Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a 5 set match. The only time they faced was in the final of Delray Beach at the begin of 2021 season, with a victory for the Polish in two sets.