Who Will Win: Korda Vs Garin? Prediction For ATP Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024

What Time Will Sebastian Korda Play Against Cristian Garin?

Korda and Garin are on the Day 2 Schedule at Mubadala Citi Dc Open 2024 on Tuesday 30 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In their previous encounters, Sebastian Korda has a 2-0 lead in head-to-head matches against Cristian Garin. Their first meeting took place in Halle, Germany on grass in the Round of 32, with Korda winning 6-2, 6-3. They faced each other again at the Australian Open on hard courts in the Round of 128, where Korda emerged victorious after a four-set battle, with a final score of 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Sebastian Korda, aged 24, is currently ranked at No. 22 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 20. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 22-16, including reaching the final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Korda’s father, Petr Korda, was also a successful tennis player, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in 1998. In June 2024, Sebastian Korda achieved a career-high ranking of No. 20, making him and his father the only father-son duo in ATP Rankings history to both rank in the Top 20 since 1973. Additionally, Korda has notable victories against top players, defeating Medvedev, who was ranked No. 3 at the time, in the third round of the 2023 Shanghai Masters to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal. He also defeated the then No. 8-ranked player, Medvedev, in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open to advance to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Korda has had success in previous tournaments as well, winning the 2021 Parma title without dropping a set. This victory made him and his father, Petr Korda, the third father-son duo in the Open Era to win a tour-level championship. In terms of his performance in Grand Slam events, Korda reached the fourth round of the 2020 Roland Garros as a qualifier and the fourth round of the 2021 Wimbledon, making him the third male player in the Open Era to achieve this feat. Notably, Korda became the World No. 1 junior by winning the boys’ singles title at the 2018 Australian Open, exactly 20 years after his father won the men’s singles title at the same event. Korda comes from a family with a strong sporting background, as his father reached No. 2 on the ATP Tour, his mother, Regina, reached No. 26

in WTA, and his sister, Nelly, is the current World No. 1 in women’s golf, while his other sister, Jessica, reached No. 8 in women’s golf.

On the other hand, Cristian Garin, aged 28, is currently ranked at No. 115 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 17. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 8-8, including reaching two semifinals. Garin’s notable achievements include winning his biggest career title at the 2020 Rio de Janeiro tournament, which propelled him to a career-high ranking of No. 18. He also reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 2022, as well as ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals in Paris (2019), Madrid (2021), and Rome (2022). Garin secured his first ATP Tour win at the age of 16 as a wildcard in Vina del Mar in 2013, defeating Lajovic. He earned his second ATP Tour win in 2019 in Buenos Aires, defeating Auger-Aliassime. In the junior category, Garin achieved success by winning the boys’ singles title at Roland Garros in 2013, defeating A. Zverev, and reaching the boys’ doubles final with his countryman Jarry.

To note, Sebastian Korda has a strong record against players ranked outside the Top 100 on hard courts, remaining undefeated since his loss to No. 115 M. Ymer in the 2022 Washington quarterfinals. Additionally, Korda has an 8-1 record against players ranked outside the Top 50 on hard courts in the current season, with his only loss coming against No. 51 Hanfmann in the first round of the 2024 Brisbane tournament, marking his first match of the year. It is worth mentioning that Korda’s father, Petr Korda, won the Washington title in 1992 and reached the finals in 1991 and 1997.

Cristian Garin aims to win consecutive matches on hard courts for the first time since the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Miami. He currently holds a world ranking of No. 115. Garin’s objective is to achieve his second victory over a top 30 player in 2024, following his win against No. 5 Zverev in Munich, as well as secure his first top 30 win on hard courts since defeating No. 4 Ruud at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Korda will win.
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