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Murray stunned after Sebastian Korda’s sister Nelly won recent PGA title

Sebastian Korda family has been impressive in the golf and tennis worlds

28 June 2021

Andy Murray has a huge passion for tennis, but that he also loves following other sports. The former world number 1 was absolutely stunned after Sebastian Korda’s sister Nelly won the PGA title to tweet: “What the Korda family is doing is incredible”

What the Korda family is doing is incredible 🤯 👏👏👏 https://t.co/sv0q05ccAp

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) June 27, 2021

Sebastian Korda’s sisters and family

Indeed, there are some special genes in Sebastian Korda’s family. Sebastian’s father Petr is an Australian Open champion (1998) and a runner-up at the Roland Garros (1992). In addition, Sebastian has 2 sisters, Jessica and Nelly, who are hugely successful in professional golf.

8 days ago, Nelly won the Meijer LPGA Classic, becoming the first 2-time winner on the LPGA during the 2021 season. A week after, she conquered her first major at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to become the world no.1

Jessica Korda also plays the LPGA Tour with 6 professional wins.

Sebastian’s mother, Regina, was also a professional player who achieved a world no.26 high-rank.

Sebastian will kick start his Wimbledon campaign on Monday when he will face Alex De Minaur. After that, it’s a busy family!

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Andy Murray in 2021

Currently ranked no.119, Andy played his last match on the 17^th of June when he capitulated to world no.9 Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in London (draw).

Presently, during this year the Brit has managed to achieve a compiled 6-4 record. Andy Murray’s most significant result of the present season was getting to the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.

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Murray's Record

Sebastian Korda in 2021

Ranked world no.50 (career-high), Sebastian played his last match on the 18^th of June when he lost to world no.25 Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4 in the quarter in Halle (draw).

Currently, during this season Sebastian has managed to achieve an overall 23-11 match record. Sebastian has won 2 titles in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger and in Parma. Korda was the finalist in Delray Beach.