Sebastian Korda is keeping it in the family when it comes to tennis as he aims to follow in his father Petr's footsteps by winning a Grand Slam title. Whenever I'm on court, I try to be like him. We spent a lot of time on court together when I was a kid. Steve Eubanks is a New York Times bestselling author and managing editor for the LPGA. Nelly closed with a 5-under 67 Sunday to hold off a bold charge by the defending champion, Jin Young Ko, who closed with a 64 to finish two shots behind. We've been there every step of the way.". At 6’6”, he is the tallest Korda and, after a couple of years in the gym, the strongest.

Korda's family is sporting in every sense of the word with his father Petr already a Grand Slam champion after winning the 1998 Australian Open. But back home in Bradenton, Florida, Korda was up early in the morning to catch his tennis-playing son, Sebastian, who is making the cut on the red — mostly heavy these days — clay at Roland-Garros. The three Korda children are close. Full-field scores from ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. For a good portion of his early youth, it was uncertain whether Sebastian would learn to play the game in any way at all. Petr and his wife, former WTA pro Regina (née Rajchrtova), encouraged their children to experiment with multiple sports, so they would find what best suited them, and to understand the different skills required by each of them. "My dad was traveling with [Jessica]. Petr Korda, like Stepanek, didn’t lack charisma when he played, his scissor-kicking celebration a hallmark of his triumph in Melbourne and one emulated by Sebastian when he clinched the Australian Open junior crown in 2018.

They have done a lot more together, and have friends in common. His thoughts seriously turned to tennis after accompanying dad to the US Open one year as he coached Radek Stepanek.

Tennis The kids dutifully tried skiing, skating, taekwondo, hockey and ballet.

More:Day Two at ANA Inspiration: Smoky skies, low scores and a wall of strategy and confusion, More:Nelly Korda's putter saves her round as she holds on to ANA Inspiration lead in second round. It should not be that elevated.

“So, that was funny.”.

Petr Korda (* 23. ledna 1968 Praha) je bývalý český tenista, který na profesionálních okruzích reprezentoval Československo v letech 1987–1992 a po jeho rozpadu Českou republiku mezi roky 1993–2000.. Na nejvyšší grandslamové úrovni vyhrál melbournský Australian Open 1998, po němž byl v únoru na singlovém žebříčku klasifikován na svém maximu – 2. místě. 22 John Isner in the second. Sure, the Mannings have Archie, Peyton and Eli and, yes, the Watts have J.J., T.J. and Derek, all active in the NFL. Korda made it clear he wants Sebastian, a right-hander, to forge a path of his own instead of being known as Petr’s son. Went home, came back the next year and said, 'this is exactly what I want to do'.

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Korda married Regina Rajchrtová, a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. What else can you say?” Korda uttered. “My parents love Australia,” Nelly said. 4th round @rolandgarros !!!! This week, both have been hugging and cheering every point of Sebi’s ride at Roland Garros. Just from him I have the never-give-up mentality. Although they rarely get to spend time together because of travelling to tournaments, they are a tight-knit family. Korda said he and Kordova never exerted pressure on their children to become athletes and in Sebastian’s case, a tennis pro. Nelly’s father, Petr, got the Korda Slam started winning the Australian Open in tennis in 1998. Zhang fired 69 on Friday and is 4 under for the week. Sebi is the first qualifier to reach the French Open men's fourth round since Alejandro Falla in 2011 and was the lowest-ranked player, at 213, to reach the last 16 since 2002 before Frenchman Hugo Gaston, ranked 239th, outdid him later in the day. “I felt really confident today,” Korda said. “My mom was watching over her and me at the same time.”, “She never really made me feel like I was in her shadow,” Nelly said.

The family. "'You have to be ready to weather the storm,'" Korda said, quoting Goldfine. "He's one of the reasons I play tennis.

It's tough not to be happy here, having a good mindset. So this just happened and now I get to play my childhood idol on Chatrier. “I kind of felt like I hadn't reached my quota of poorly struck shots, so I'm very thankful that I was able to get a little bit of extra practice on Wednesday to just kind of let those guys fly,” Kim said. He accompanied her to tournaments and served as her caddie. Vseticek had helped Petr and other Czech luminaires, including Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova and Radek Stepanek, get into shape. "So yeah, we've been adjusting to it, and then a couple of naps here and there in the afternoon.

"Growing up, I named my cat Rafa after him. 16 in the world at week’s start with a chance now to crack the top 10. But the Kordas are unique in the level of commitment they have to each other. Mother Regina is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who played at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and reached a carer-high world No 26, while his two sisters Jessica and Nelly are both professional golfers on the LPGA Tour. “You have to come up with some attitude, ‘I want to beat Nadal’.

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Korda's older sister, Jessica, has five LPGA wins, placed fourth in the ANA Inspiration in 2018 and is playing again this week. Evert 'puzzled' by Konta's French Open display, Jamie Murray's worry for future of British tennis, Watson: We need to get more young girls in tennis, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. But no family has what the Kordas have – a father, mother, two sisters and a brother who have all been at or near the top echelons of their respective sport. I want my kids to take the spotlight.”. He credits his mother for being his biggest influence and then recalled the moment he wanted to become a pro with a trip to Flushing Meadows. He fulfilled his part of the deal so will Petr, who has coached his son along with his wife, be donning the swimming trunks? ", Don't forget to follow us on skysports.com/tennis, our Twitter account @skysportstennis & Sky Sports - on the go!

Family Life. Sebastian inherited his height and much of his fluid game from Regina. Petr, back at the family’s home in Bradenton, Fla., with Nelly’s mother Regina, was on the phone shortly after the final putt fell.

Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. ... Oh s---, she didn't make it.". 2 in the world with three LPGA Tour wins, one LET victory and a win on the Symetra Tour. Project Big Picture Q&A: A non-starter or football's future? With the time difference between Paris and New Jersey, the family got to watch as the youngest Korda, Sebastian (age 20 and known as Sebi), defeated Pedro Martinez in straight sets to advance to the fourth round of the tennis championship at Roland Garros. He murmured over his cellphone, switching to discuss his daughter. Now, Nelly is ranked No. Six years later, Petr won the Australian Open and reached No.

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