Sebastian Korda

2023 - 1 - 8

Korda

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Novak Djokovic fights back to defeat Sebastian Korda in Adelaide ... (ABC News)

After saving championship point against American Sebastian Korda, Novak Djokovic wins the men's final in a tight three-setter as his Australian Open ...

Djokovic saved the match point with a nerveless overhead smash before coming up with the goods to level the match. The second set was a tight affair but Korda earned a championship point on Djokovic's serve. Djokovic also had a moment to forget when he framed a shot into the crowd during his own set point.

Novak Djokovic Saves Championship Point, Beats Sebastian Korda ... (ATP Tour)

Novak Djokovic saved one championship point on Sunday evening before rallying past Sebastian Korda to win the Adelaide International 1 title.

Despite the disappointment of letting slip his opportunity, Korda continued to battle. With Djokovic serving at 5-6, 30/40 in the second set, Korda needed just one more clutch strike to earn the biggest win of his career. He has won 34 consecutive matches in Australia since the start of 2019 and 23 of his past 24 matches overall. From there, he surged through the tie-break and forced a decider. Djokovic saved championship point at 5-6 in the second set before rallying past the American 6-7(8), 7-6(3), 6-4 after a gruelling three hours and nine minutes. But in trademark fashion the Serbian found a way to win his 92nd tour-level title.

Novak Djokovic saves match point to defeat Sebastian Korda and ... (Tennis Magazine)

Novak Djokovic battled back from the brink of defeat to capture the 92nd ATP title of his career in Adelaide on Sunday, fighting off a match point serving ...

And once he got to the tie-break there was no stopping him, as he surged out to a 6-1 lead, closing the set out three points later. He’s now won his last 34 matches in a row in Australia. Adelaide, Australia

Novak Djokovic wins the Adelaide International after thrilling three ... (Eurosport.com)

Novak Djokovic continued his ideal preparation for the Australian Open after overcoming Sebastian Korda 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the Adelaide International final.

Djokovic would break Korda on his serve in a brilliant tenth game to sum up the exhilarating tennis on display, winning the decisive set 6-4. Korda would not go away quietly, and fought off two break points for Djokovic to win the fourth game on his serve and levelled things off at 2-2. After winning the next game to 30 and moving 6-5 ahead, Korda was able to stave off a set a point for Djokovic to move the score to 6-6 ahead of an absorbing tie-break. The American ultimately prevailed on his fourth set point in the tie-break, as the first set was decided after a mammoth one hour and 14 minutes. Djokovic showed brilliant fighting spirit to save three set points to keep himself in the contest and level the score at 5-5 to break Korda on his serve. The first eight games all went to serve, before the American broke Djokovic for the first time in the match to move 5-4 ahead.

Adelaide International: Novak Djokovic saves match point to beat ... (Scroll.in)

The 21-time Grand Slam winner reinforced his status as a heavy title favourite for the Australian Open.

We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. I’d probably say you were closer to victory today than I was. “Amazing effort today Seb. “It was a great start to the year, I wish I could have gotten it done today, but I know there’s a long journey to go and a lot of positives from this week,” he said. “I gave it my all today and throughout the week in order to be able to get my hands on this trophy. The winner of 92 career titles now heads to the Australian Open in about a week with momentum in his bid to secure the Grand Slam for a 10th time, helped by the absence at Melbourne Park of injured world number one Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic sees off Sebastian Korda to win Adelaide ... (The Guardian)

Novak Djokovic warmed up for his Australian Open return by clinching the Adelaide International title with a thrilling victory over Sebastian Korda.

“It’s been an amazing week and you guys made it even more special,” Djokovic said during the trophy ceremony, according to atptour.com. I gave it all today and throughout the week in order to be able to get my hands on the trophy. The 21-times grand slam champion tapped his right index finger to his head in recognition of his own resilience after sealing victory when the 22-year-old Korda sent a forehand long.

Summary and highlights of Novak Djokovic 2-1 Sebastian Korda in ... (VAVEL.com)

Novak Djokovic came from behind to win the first trophy of 2023 against a combative Korda, who even had a match ball in the second set.

The last time Djokovic faced an American was in the group stage of the ATP Finals, against Taylor Fritz in a match that Nole won; The Serbian tennis player returns to Australia after not being here last year when he decided not to get vaccinated and was involved in a controversy where the Australian government decided to leave him out of the first Grand Slam of 2022, the Australian Open. Like his opponent in the final, he has not conceded a single set in this tournament; Joking aside, he is one of the players of the new generation that is aiming for the top spots in the world. As the tournament goes on, I'm playing better. Keep an eye on the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage. Novak Djokovic analyzed his opponent in the final of the ATP Adelaide "He is one of the players with the neatest stroke technique that you can see on the circuit. follow here in VAVEL With this point she has been proclaimed champion. 1º Set Novak Djokovic (6-7) Sebastian Korda 2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-7 7-6) Sebastian Korda See you all again!