PARIS : American Sebastian Korda claimed his first victory since January by battling past Mackenzie McDonald at the French Open on Sunday and said he had spent the last few months learning to play again after a wrist issue wrecked his strong start to 2023.Korda's hopes of emulating his father Petr's 1998
PARIS : American Sebastian Korda claimed his first victory since January by battling past Mackenzie McDonald at the French Open on Sunday and said he had spent the last few months learning to play again after a wrist issue wrecked his strong start to 2023.
The 22-year-old returned to action at the end of April but crashed to early defeats in Madrid and Rome.
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