Sebastian Korda is one of the best exponents of the new generation, but he has not yet been able to show his full potential due to numerous injuries. The young American ace has worked a lot in this aspect during the off-season and wants to achieve great results in 2025, which could be a very important year within his career.
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Korda reached the final in Adelaide last week, where he was defeated by Canadian aceFelix Auger-Aliassime while still playing excellent tennis. Sebastian made his debut at the 2025 Australian Open today, prevailing in four sets over Lukas Klein after suffering a bagel in the second set.
The American was good at not giving up and avoiding the fifth set, winning the tiebreak of the fourth set 8-6.
The surface of Melbourne Park is very suitable for his style of play, but he will need the best version of Korda to go far in the first Grand Slam of the new season. His next opponent will be Australian ace Vukic, before a possible clash with Jack Draper in the third round.
Korda reflects on 'new tennis'
In the press conference after his first-round match, the young American was asked to explain how much tennis has changed in recent years.
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The feeling is that players like Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have taken this game into a new dimension thanks to their ability to shoot very strong shots from every area of the court.
"I believe that our sport is in a very interesting moment of transition," said Korda. "Everything goes at lightning speed, because every player is capable of accelerating from baseline in an impressive way. The pace is getting higher and higher and it is not easy to maintain the same intensity throughout the year. I also think that the players are looking for new solutions to close the points, perhaps getting closer to the net as in the past" - added the current world number 22, who wants to enter the Top 10 by the end of 2025.
