Jannik Sinner and Sebastian Korda had an outstanding run at the Miami Open. The Italian sensation reached the final in South Florida while Korda lost in the quarters to Andrey Rublev after a fierce battle.
There is a very interesting statistic with data regarding the fastest forehands and backhands of the tournament (averages). Sinner and Korda were the clear winners in these specific logs. It is worth pointing the difference in the average speed of Sinner’s backhand versus the other players: the gap is 6 kilometers per hour on average with the second-best (Korda).
Here are the data.
Forehand
- Sinner 130,3
- Korda 129,0
- Raonic 125,4
- Rublev 124,4
- Tsitsipas 119,3
- Medvedev 118,0
- Hurkacz 116,2
Backhand
- Sinner 118,6
- Korda 112,5
- Rublev 107,8
- Medvedev 107,7
- Hurkacz 105,7
- Raonic 104,9
- Tsitsipas 103,6
Velocità media del dritto a Miami in Km/h
Sinner 130,3
Korda 129,0
Raonic 125,4
Rublev 124,4
Tsitsipas 119,3
Medvedev 118,0
Hurkacz 116,2Velocità media del rovescio a Miami in Km/h
Sinner 118,6
Korda 112,5
Rublev 107,8
Medvedev 107,7
Hurkacz 105,7
Raonic 104,9
Tsitsipas 103,6— Giorgio Spalluto (@GeorgeSpalluto) April 6, 2021
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Ranked world no.23 (career-high), Jannik played his last encounter on the 4th of April when he lost to world no.16 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 6-4 in the final in Miami (draw).
During this season the Italian owns an overall 14-5 match record. This year, Jannik clinched 1 title in Melbourne. Jannik got to the final in Miami.
Sebastian Korda in 2021
Currently the world no.65 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 1st of April when he surrendered to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 7-5 7-6(7) in the quarter in Miami (draw).
At present, during this year Korda has achieved a 15-5 win-loss record. This year, Korda won 1 tournament in the Quimper Challenger. Korda was the runner-up in Delray Beach.
Jannik Sinner and Sebastian Korda have never squared off.
Jannik Sinner and Sebastian Korda |
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