Korda remembers: "That's why I started playing tennis".

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Elio Valotto

le 07/08/2024 à 17h03

1 min to read

Korda Stepanek

Sebastian Korda is having a satisfying 2024 season, especially since the arrival of grass.

Surprised from the start at Wimbledon, he had previously reached the final at Bois-le-Duc before playing in the semi-finals at Queen's. Undaunted, he quickly bounced back from his Wimbledon disappointment, winning the title in Washington last week.

Dominating Cobolli in the final (4-6, 6-2, 6-0), the American is now ranked 18th in the world and appears to be full of confidence. Interviewed by the press, he went back over the moment that made him want to play tennis: "My father coached Radek Stepanek.

Almost every summer, we accompanied him to the US Open. That's honestly why I started playing tennis.

I went to the US Open in 2009. I also played ice hockey. My parents told me I had to decide what I really wanted to do. I fell in love with tennis at the US Open.

Stepanek played Djokovic in 2009 (losing 6-1, 6-3, 6-3). The atmosphere was crazy. I went home and decided that this was the sport I wanted to play."