At Wimbledon, Sebastian Korda Calls Sister Nelly ‘Inspirational’

Another Korda is trying to win a Grand Slam title this week.

Sebastian Korda, the younger brother of Jessica and Nelly Korda, won his debut match Tuesday at Wimbledon. Korda, ranked 50th in the world, upset Alex De Minaur in a four-set opening match at the All England Club.

Afterward, Korda praised his middle sister, who two days earlier won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title.

“The last few days have been pretty crazy,” Korda told reporters after his match. “My sister winning her first major and now at No. 1 in the world is incredible; she’s 22 and already doing crazy stuff and it’s inspirational. But it’s my first Wimbledon, and I’m having a lot of fun as well.”

Sebastian, 20, and his famous father, Petr, the 1998 Australian Open tennis champion who reached No. 2 in the world, FaceTimed with Nelly following her resounding victory at Atlanta Athletic Club. Sebastian will next face either Zhang Zhizhen or Antoine Hoang for a spot in the final 32 at Wimbledon.

Also, Sebastian talked about potentially joining Nelly and Jessica as American Olympians in Tokyo. In his post-match press conference, he told tennis reporter Ben Rothenberg that he was undecided on competing in the Games. He is currently thee 50th-ranked player in the ATP rankings and fourth highest-ranked America, which would put him in position to qualify, especially since multiple Americans in the running, including John Isner, have withdrawn.