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Why Korda made history after winning Washington

Sebastian Korda said that winning the Washington Open and following in his father's footsteps, was possibly the most memorable moment of his career. To win his second career title, the 24-year-old overcame Flavio Cobolli on Sunday, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Adeel Talib

5 August 2024

After following in his father’s footsteps and winning the Washington Open, Sebastian Korda stated it was perhaps the most memorable event of his career. On Sunday, the 24-year-old defeated Flavio Cobolli 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to capture his second career championship.

In 1992, Sebastian’s father, Petr, emerged victorious from the competition, marking the first-ever father-son combination to win the same championship on the ATP Tour.

Korda expressed his thoughts after the win and said: “I’ve been coming to this tournament since I was a teenager. We [the Korda family] have a lot of history with this tournament. One of my biggest goals was one day coming here, hopefully winning the tournament, and putting my name up there in the stadium. This is probably the most special moment of my career so far. A big thank you to the crowd. You guys were unbelievable this whole week, especially tonight. I really used your energy.”

The 2011 Washington Open was won by Sebastian’s coach, Radek Stepanek, who was formerly Petr’s coach. Following his triumph over Cobolli, Korda will now hold the 18th spot in the world, which is his career-high position.

Sebastian Korda, who skipped the chance to play at the #Olympics for a second time, is rewarded with the biggest title of his career, winning ATP 500 Washington with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-X win over a (yet another) surging young, Italian Flavio Cobolli.

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 5, 2024

Sebastian Korda in 2024

Sebastian Korda

27 - 16win/loss

Hard

13-6

I Hard

2-2

Clay

5-5

Grass

7-3

Rank
18

High
18

24 year old

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2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.18 (career-high), the American played his last match on the 4^th of August when he beat world no.33 Flavio Cobolli 4-6 6-2 6-0 in the final in Washington to win his 1^st career title.

This year the American owns an overall 27-16 record. This year, the American won 1 title in Washington. Korda was the runner-up in Hertogenbosch.

Sebastian Korda will come up against Alejandro Gonzalez in the . Their actual record is 1-0 for Korda.

The American has won 1 title in 2024 in Washington. Korda got to the final in Hertogenbosch (‘s).