Sebastian Korda keeps on improving his rankings. The American player has just defeated an in-form Alex De Minaur in the first round of Wimbledon.
It seems that the 20-year-old is extremely comfortable when playing on grass and he can go deep in Wimbledon. After his latest win, Sebastian goes up 2 places in the live rankings to be the new world number 48, which represents his career-high.
Sebastian Korda will square off with the world no.156 Antoine Hoang in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on Court 6. They have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
Korda in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.50 (career-high), Sebastian achieved an overall 24-11 win-loss record in 2021. Korda is competing in Wimbledon where he toppled Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-4 6-75 7-65.
Sebastian clinched 2 titles in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger and in Parma. Sebastian was the runner-up in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
Alex De Minaur in 2021
Currently the world no.15 (career-high), Alex played his last match on the 29th of June when he lost to world no.50 Sebastian Korda 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5) in the 1st round of the Wimbledon (draw).
This season the Australian has achieved a 20-14 record. The Australian clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Antalya and in Eastbourne.
Sebastian Korda and Alex De Minaur fought against each other only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Korda. When they played, Sebastian Korda won 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5) in the 1st round in London (Wimbledon) on the 29th of June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
