The 2023 Australian Open women's singles title will not be won by an American.
It was an exceptional run for No. 29 Sebastian Korda, but the American's Aussie Open dreams ended on Tuesday when he had to retire from his quarterfinal match against Karen Khachanov, the No. 18 seed.
Korda, just 22, fought hard in the first set, only to lose it 7-5 on a tiebreaker. That's as tight as it would get, because in the second set he felt something in his wrist after mis-hitting the ball on a forehand. The trainers came out and Korda tried to play through it with some tape on his wrist, but it was clear he wasn't playing as well as he had been in the first set.
After Khachanov went up 3-0 in the third set, Korda was in too much pain to go on. After the match, Korda said that he could barely hold the racket when he was hitting some of his forehands, making volleying pretty much impossible. Runs like Korda's are one of the most exciting features of any Grand Slam. Seeing a young player get the spirit in them and going on a two-week frenzy as they play the best tennis of their lives. For Korda, this week and a half in Melbourne was hopefully just an amuse bouche, a tiny bite at the start of the meal to get you ready for what's coming.
Whoa... 😬 Stefanos Tsitsipas came THIS close to hitting a ball kid out of frustration in an incident eerily reminiscent of Novak Djokovic's controversial US Open default. 😳
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