Unfortunate Injury Rattles American Prodigy Sebastian Korda’s Chance at Glory as He Gets Ousted Out of Australian Open 2023

Published 01/24/2023, 1:26 AM EST

Sebastian Korda, the 22-year-old American tennis star, had sparked hopes of clinching the Australian Open finals. His brilliant performance at such a young age won him a spot in the quarter-finals this morning. With a sore wrist injury, Korda still went out on the court and tried to score the big points. However, luck had other plans. The Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov secured himself a spot in the semi-finals. With this, Korda’s journey in the Australian Open comes to an end. However, that is not all, Korda fans are in for a rough time ahead as things are graver than they seem.

Korda decided to retire from the match in the third set. Whether it is owing strictly to his wrist injury or for the fear of losing further matches- is what fans are questioning on Twitter. In either case, one thing remains constant: the Australian Open 2023 bids a brilliant tennis star farewell today.

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Sebastian Korda retires from the Australian Open with what seems like a brutal wrist injury

Sebastian Korda’s career has been nothing short of illustrious. He comes from a family of pro tennis players with his father Petr Korda and his mother Regina Rajchrtova. Korda has a career-high ranking of 30 and his exit has shocked the tennis world. While he looks up to his mentor, the former tennis player Andre Agassi, Korda’s tennis inspiration, as a child, has always been Rafael Nadal, who is still going strong on the ATP Tour.

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On Twitter, fans are baffled by this sudden news. José Morgado, the tennis jornalist, tweeted this shocking turn of events and the tweet received mixed reactions.

Sebastian Korda retires.
Olympic Silver medalist Karen Khachanov reaches back to back Grand Slam semifinals, this time at the #AusOpen.
Was leading 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-0. pic.twitter.com/acyIrfm1U7
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 24, 2023

Khachanov was winning the match by 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0 before Korda decided to call it quits. He sustained an injury in the middle of the second set and since then, his swings were suffering terribly despite his attempts to manage his performance somehow. Korda’s injury gave Khachanov more confidence to take over the match and, almost immediately, the dynamics shifted.

Korda wins applause from his opponent after the match

Even Khachanov cannot help but admire Korda’s spirit. He surely had to grind himself with a great prep before the match to face the American player who is making the headlines. In his post-match on-court interview, Khachanov said, “A very good battle. Sebastian beat one of my friends Daniil [Medvedev] and five sets against Hubert Hurkacz – he’s been playing great tennis. Big applause to him.”

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In the event of this unfortunate incident, Khachanov also expressed his emotions about Korda’s injury. He said that this is not how any tennis player wants to finish or win a match.

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Annesha Banerjee is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s in English. Her love for tennis and other sports is influenced by her mother, who was a remarkable athlete back in the day.

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Tony Thomas

Unfortunate Injury Rattles American Prodigy Sebastian Korda’s Chance at Glory as He Gets Ousted Out of Australian Open 2023

Sebastian Korda retires from the Australian Open with what seems like a brutal wrist injury

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Korda wins applause from his opponent after the match