On the occasion of the start of the 2026 Australian Open, at Punto de Break we take a look at the 14 occasions when a Grand Slam champion was knocked out in the opening rounds of the following major.
Petr Korda
Sebastian Korda managed to close a gap of over three years without winning an individual title thanks to his good performance in the ATP 500 in Washington this Sunday. It had to be precisely in this place, where his father already won in the 1992 season, thus setting a record for his family that had never been seen before on the circuit. According to the professional circuit's database, we are facing the first time in history that a father and son win the same title, in this case, Washington. The real gap was this one, the 32 years since Petr Korda fulfilled 50% of the deal, and now Sebastian has completed the circle.
A winning family in Washington
— ATP Tour en Español (@ATPTour_ES) August 6, 2024
🏆 Petr Korda: 1992
🏆 @SebiKorda: 2024
First father and son duo to win the same title on the ATP Tour 📚 pic.twitter.com/8e3q4Mk3Zz
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El apellido Korda vuelve a hacer historia
An unusual situation is taking place at the Mutua Madrid Open 2025 between Casper Ruud and Sebastian Korda. Both players are competing in a match that will determine one of them advancing to the fourth round of the tournament. What's intriguing is that these surnames already clashed at the Miami Open 1999. Their parents, Christian Ruud and Petr Korda, played a match in which Ruud won 6-2 7-6. Will his son manage to defeat a Korda again, or will Sebastian seek revenge for what happened to his father?
Like fathers, like sons 😉
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) April 27, 2025
Sebastian Korda and Casper Ruud are facing off 26 years after their dads, Petr and Christian, dueled at the Miami Open 😯#MMOpen pic.twitter.com/yPDcaJTsrK
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud y Korda ya se enfrentaron... ¡hace 26 años!
On the occasion of the start of the 2026 Australian Open, at Punto de Break we take a look at the 14 occasions when a Grand Slam champion was knocked out in the opening rounds of the following major.
An unusual situation is taking place at the Mutua Madrid Open 2025 between Casper Ruud and Sebastian Korda. Both players are competing in a match that will determine one of them advancing to the fourth round of the tournament. What's intriguing is that these surnames already clashed at the Miami Open 1999. Their parents, Christian Ruud and Petr Korda, played a match in which Ruud won 6-2 7-6. Will his son manage to defeat a Korda again, or will Sebastian seek revenge for what happened to his father?
Like fathers, like sons 😉
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) April 27, 2025
Sebastian Korda and Casper Ruud are facing off 26 years after their dads, Petr and Christian, dueled at the Miami Open 😯#MMOpen pic.twitter.com/yPDcaJTsrK
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud y Korda ya se enfrentaron... ¡hace 26 años!
Sebastian Korda managed to close a gap of over three years without winning an individual title thanks to his good performance in the ATP 500 in Washington this Sunday. It had to be precisely in this place, where his father already won in the 1992 season, thus setting a record for his family that had never been seen before on the circuit. According to the professional circuit's database, we are facing the first time in history that a father and son win the same title, in this case, Washington. The real gap was this one, the 32 years since Petr Korda fulfilled 50% of the deal, and now Sebastian has completed the circle.
A winning family in Washington
— ATP Tour en Español (@ATPTour_ES) August 6, 2024
🏆 Petr Korda: 1992
🏆 @SebiKorda: 2024
First father and son duo to win the same title on the ATP Tour 📚 pic.twitter.com/8e3q4Mk3Zz
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El apellido Korda vuelve a hacer historia