Will Seb Korda Be The Randy Moffitt of Tennis?

[ollinger]

Randy Moffitt made it to baseball's Major Leagues but had a mediocre career as a pitcher with a 43-52 win-loss record. His sister, Billie Jean Moffitt King, had one of the more glorious careers in tennis history and even had a National Tennis Center named in her honor. 22 year old Nelly Korda last week ascended to at least the front door of the Pantheon of golf when she won the LPGA, one of the major titles of the women's tour. Her brother Sebastian has won one title, the Emilia-Romagna Open, played the week immediately preceding the French Open when the more talented players are resting for the big event. Any promising American male tennis player generates a certain amount of buzz given the dearth of slam success in the current century. But other than a pedigree, does young Seb have the goods? As with Randy Moffitt, I anticipate a satisfactory but not stellar career, some more Emilia-Romagnas, but nothing that would make him (or his father) do the Korda Kartwheel again.

 

[Swingmaster]

Yeah, he's got the goods. Take the time to watch him and you'll see. As they've been saying ad nauseum on tv, he's got easy power.

 

[SonnyT]

He's definitely going to be the top American man, for years to come. There's not that much money in women's golf, compared to tennis. So he'll comfortably outearn his sisters.

 

[DRII]

Reminds me of a young Del Potro. Korda has exquisite balance, he values form and stance at all times, which portends to good endurance imo.

What's he's missing right now to a certain extent is explosiveness, even though he has easy power off the ground. I think this will improve as he gets stronger in the legs, especially the calves, which will give him more power on his serve.

American men's tennis has hope again!

 

[robow7]

He's only 20 so I would say he's got a little time to improve.

 

[ollinger]

he'll comfortably outearn his sisters.

Can't be sure of that, Nelly has won over 2 million just in her title checks, not counting money earned in tournaments she didn't win. Seb has won 677 thousand. Factor in that golfers usually have much longer careers and less risk of injury, and Seb could be asking sis if he can borrow the Maybach.

 

[ollinger]

Any promising American male tennis player generates a certain amount of buzz given the dearth of slam success in the current century. But other than a pedigree, does young Seb have the goods?

Another rather hasty exit, 0 and 4, against Tiafoe at Indian Wells

 

[Fabresque]

Another rather hasty exit, 0 and 4, against Tiafoe at Indian Wells

His movement was awful today.

 

[Jonesy]

So another Propaganda. American tennis will sleep for a few decades until they finally invent the 8f man.

 

[Topspin 365]

After watching him play for over a year, he’s a solid player but doesn’t do anything extraordinary. He doesn’t have a a true go-to weapon (big serve or forehand), and his net play is adequate because he’s tall and has reach. His father has made him into a good ATP player, but not the successor to Sampras/Agassi/Roddick.