On Friday morning Hubert Hurkacz defeated Denis Shapovalov 3:2 (7:6, 6:4, 1:6, 4:6, 6:3) and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open. The Pole has already met his rival in the fight for the quarter-finals, Sebastian Korda, who will be 31st in the world, unexpectedly eliminated a much higher ranked opponent, Danił Medvedev.
Daniil Medvedev out of the tournament. Sensation. Korda was merciless
Medvedev did not start the meeting well with Korda – after five games, the Russian was already losing 1:4, giving away two of his own serves. After that, however, the situation evened out and we watched the tie-break. Korda, who triumphed in it 9:7, kept a cooler head at the most important moment. The first set lasted 85 minutes.
The second part of the game looked much different, although Medvedev again gave the first serve to the rival. Since then, both players have been flawlessly coping in the service field and neither of them allowed themselves to be broken. However, one weak gem on his own serve was enough for the Russian to lose 0:2 in sets.
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The last part of the game began – how else – with a missed pass by Medvedev. The eighth ranked rocket, however, made up for the loss at 4:4 and led to a tie-break. There, the American turned out to be calmer again, who took advantage of the poor disposition of last year’s AO finalist and gave him only four points in the last part of the meeting.
In the post-match interview, Korda did not hide his emotion from the result. However, he allowed himself a slightly joking tone. “I’m the worst athlete in the family,” he said. He’s right because his father, Petr Korda, is a former Australian Open winner. Sebastian’s mother also played tennis.
Korda in recent months has shown itself from an excellent side. At the end of last year, he reached the ATP finals twice in Gijon and Antwerp, where he lost – first with Andrei Rublev (6th ATP), and then with Felix Auger-Aliassime (7th ATP). just before AO, he took part in the tournament in Adelaide, where he lost only in the final with Novak Djokovic (5th ATP).
Sebastian Korda – Daniil Medvedev 3-0 (7-6, 6-3, 7-6)
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