Rafael Nadal’s 22-Year-Old American Tennis Fan Boy Remembers Prized Possession From the Spaniard That He Cherishes Forever

Being out of the sport you absolutely love is hard. And what makes it worse is coming back into the field and being in the limelight again. The constant scrutinizing players receive can add a lot of pressure to perform. Nonetheless, Sebastian Korda made it to the headlines again with his phenomenal out-of-the-box play at the French Open yesterday.

Even though he has been out of action since the Australian Open, his comeback to the sport could not have been better. He won the first-round match at the French Open and made it to the headlines again. Making such a strong comeback takes a lot of courage and, of course, an exceptional skill set. Luckily, the man has got it all.

 Sebastian Korda surprised the tennis world with his game

The American tennis player has made amazing records in the past and this is not the first time has impressed his fans all over the world. Recently, in one of his interviews, an interviewer asked him about one of his past achievements at the Roland Garros. In the year 2020, Sebastian bagged a signed shirt from Rafael Nadal and played against the tennis legend and  made it to the fourth round. Being a Nadal fan himself, for Sebastian, it was no less than a dream.

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The interviewer asked him about where the shirt was now and what is his favorite memory of the Roland Garros 2020. To which he smiled and responded, “The signed Rafa shirt is hanging in my room (smiling). It was a really cool kind of period for me, and especially during the COVID year, then coming out, playing, luckily got a wildcard from the USTA, getting comfortable with everyone, two, three weeks in the bubble. Then just coming here, playing comfortable, playing one match at a time, got lucky enough to kind of make the fourth round, play against Rafa. I think that’s where it all kind of started for me, and once again starting to feel comfortable around everyone”.

 Sebastian aims to make a resurgence and fans are excited

Sebastian suffered a wrist injury while playing against Karen Khachanov in the Australian Open. This was the reason he had to retire from the championship. This was also why he had to hold off from the sport for a long time. But it is tremendously exciting for all his fans to now see him back on the court. Not just that, but also winning rounds and starting from scratch all over again!

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