Sebastian Korda reached the primary Grand Slam quarter-final of his profession after defeating tenth seed Hubert Hercz in a fifth-set tiebreaker on the Australian Open on Sunday.
Korda’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) win over Hercz was adopted by a third-round win in opposition to 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who will arrange a closing in Melbourne. I had arrived. Park every of the final two years.
Korda is a 22-year-old American whose father, Petr, received the 1998 championship within the match. Korda’s mom was additionally an expert tennis participant, and two of her older sisters play professional golf.
Korda, seeded twenty ninth, will face 18th seed Karen Khachanov for a spot within the semi-finals.
On Sunday, Khachanov ousted Yoshihito Nishioka in straight units.
Men’s fourth-rounders are additionally scheduled for Sunday: No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas versus No. 15 Jannik Sinner, and No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime versus unseeded Jiri Lehka.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
