Sebastian Korda reached the semifinals at a Masters tournament for the first time by rallying to beat Ben Shelton 6-7, (10), 6-2, 7-6 (6) at the Shanghai Masters. It was the first all-American Masters quarterfinal match since 2017 and both players were two points from winning at the end. Korda says “I’m just thankful to stay calm.
Sebastian Korda of the United States returns a shot to his compatriot Ben Shelton during the men’s singles quarterfinal match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
It was the first all-American Masters quarterfinal match since 2017 and both players were two points from winning at the end. “I’m just thankful to stay calm,” said Korda, who won on his sixth match point. “I played some bad points but I always believed in myself, even at 6-6 . I just thought about putting the return in the court, somehow getting my racquet on it and luckily I finished it off then.”
The 23-year-old Korda also reached the semifinals at the Zhuhai Open and the Astana Open on the tour’s Asia swing.Dimitrov rallies to beat Alcaraz in Shanghai. Jarry and Humbert also advance to quarterfinalsKorda will play Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinals after the Polish player rallied to beat 82nd-ranked Fabian Marozsan 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.“He came with some really great shots, and I just needed to stay positive and keep committing to the gameplan,” Hurkacz said.
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