Tennis
By beating Medvedev at the Masters in China, Korda beat a top-5 player for the first time
American tennis player Sebastian Korda (ATP 26) reached the 1/8 finals of the tough ATP 1000 series tournament held in Shanghai (China).
Americans defeated in the 1/16 final of the Masters Daniil Medvedev (ATR 3) in 1 hour 29 minutes.
ATP 1000 Shanghai. Difficult. 1/16 final
Sebastian Korda (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) [26] –Daniil Medvedev [2] – 7:6 (10:8), 6:2
This was the third meeting of tennis players. Korda won the 2nd fight and both matches went to Sebastian in 2023.
For Korda, this victory was the first against a representative ranked in the top 5 of the ATP rankings.
In the 1/8 final of the competition in Shanghai, Sebastian will face the winner of the match between Marton Fucsovics and Francisco Cherundolo.
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Korda knocked out the defense #RolexShanghaiMasters Champion Medvedev! 💪 pic.twitter.com/FYIyS0CeVY
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 8, 2023
Australian Open: 7-6 6-3 7-6 ✅#RolexShanghaiMasters: 7-6 6-2 ✅
Korda got his second win against Daniil Medvedev in 2023! pic.twitter.com/f3JBgdLe7h
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 8, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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