Sebastian Korda has managed to reach the second week in Wimbledon after defeating Daniel Evans 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the third round.
With this run, Sebastian is the 8th men’s player since 2001 to reach the 4th round 4R at both the French Open (2020) and Wimbledon (2021) before his 21st birthday. Sebastian will turn 21 on the 5th of July, the same day he will play his next match in Wimbledon.
These are the other 7 players that have achieved this feat: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Thomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, and Lleyton Hewitt.
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Korda in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.50 (career-high), Korda has a 26-11 match record in 2021. The American is participating in Wimbledon where he conquered Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-4 6-75 7-65, Antoine Hoang 7-5 6-4 6-4 and Daniel Evans 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Sebastian Korda will fight against the world no.29 Karen Khachanov in the 4th round. They have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
The American has won 2 titles in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger and in Parma. Korda got to the final in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of June when he lost to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Rafael has managed to achieve a 23-4 match record. Nadal conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
Sebastian Korda and Rafael Nadal faced off only once. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-1 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round in Paris (French Open) in October 2020.
Here the highlights.
Federer in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.8, the Swiss has a compiled 7-3 record in 2021. Federer is playing in Wimbledon where he overcame Adrian Mannarino 6-4 6-73 3-6 6-2 0-0 ret. and Richard Gasquet 7-61 6-1 6-4.
Roger Federer will compete against the world no.34 Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round on Saturday at 3:30 pm on Court Centre Court 2. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top competitions.
The Swiss won 103 titles in his career: 47 on hard courts, 11 on clay courts, 21 on indoor courts, 5 on carpet courts and 19 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.1, the Serbian owns a composed 30-3 record in 2021. Djokovic is playing in Wimbledon where he toppled Jack Draper 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2, Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-3 and Denis Kudla 6-4 6-3 7-67.
Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.20 Christian Garin in the 4th round. Their actual record is 1-0 for Djokovic.
Novak conquered 3 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade and at the French Open. The Serbian reached the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Serbian won 85 titles in his career: 49 on hard courts, 17 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
Here the video highlights.
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