Seb Korda claims he is a Wimbledon ‘favorite’ in risk to Novak Djokovic

Jun 22, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Seb Korda claims he is a Wimbledon ‘favorite’ in risk to Novak Djokovic

Sebastian Korda has thrown himself proper into the combination of Wimbledon favourites after reaching the Queen’s quarter-final. The American had a stellar begin to the season and held championship level in opposition to Novak Djokovic in Adelaide earlier than getting sidelined with a wrist harm. Now again close to his finest, Korda claimed he was one of many title contenders at SW19, the place Djokovic can be attempting to win his twenty fourth Major.

Korda is again into one other quarter-final in simply his fourth match since getting back from a wrist harm. The world No 32 defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe on Wednesday, who got here into Queen’s contemporary off the again of successful the Stuttgart title and making his prime 10 debut.

The 22-year-old will now face Cameron Norrie – his second house opponent of the week after beating Dan Evans within the first spherical. But Korda already has one eye on Wimbledon as he named himself as one of many title favourites with the grass-court Grand Slam simply over per week away.

Asked whether or not he thought he had the suitable sport for the floor, Korda mentioned: “Yeah, I do. I’m very confident in myself on the grass court. I move really well and definitely have a game that not very many people have.”

The American has solely made it so far as the fourth spherical on the All England Club, with that run coming again in 2021. And he’s not simply attempting to go one higher this time round – he is able to win the title.

“I’m an aggressive player, I like to come to the net, I have good hands, and I definitely feel as if I’m one of the favourites at Wimbledon,” Korda added. It comes as a risk to Djokovic, who’s bidding to win a document twenty fourth Grand Slam title.

The Serb already captured the lads’s document of 23 on the current French Open and is the heavy favorite to choose up one other trophy at Wimbledon, the place he’s a seven-time champion. Djokovic hasn’t misplaced a match at SW19 since 2017.