Nelly Korda’s New Motivation Ahead of the $1,000,000 Competition Has Something to Do With Novak Djokovic and the Wimbledon

Nelly Korda hasn’t exactly lived up to her status as one of the LPGA’s elite players in the last two majors. After missing the cut at the Women’s PGA Championship, she could only muster up a T64 finish at the US Women’s Open. Currently, the 24-year-old is eyeing a comeback at this week’s Aramco Team Series, which will be held at the iconic Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead.

On Wednesday, Korda opened up about her preparation for the tournament, which is also uniquely linked to 23-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic. Let’s jump in to find out!

Nelly Korda opens up about seeing Novak Djokovic in action

On Tuesday, Novak Djokovic claimed a four-set win against Andrey Rublev to make it to his 46th major semi-final, tying Roger Federer‘s men’s singles record. Among the many who bore witness to his 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win at Centre Coat was LPGA star and World No. 2 Nelly Korda. “I went out to Wimbledon yesterday, which was a lot of fun,” shared Korda. “I got to watch the Djokovic match at Centre Court, which was a really fun and unique experience.”

The golfer will no doubt take inspiration from Djokovic’s stellar performance ahead of her appearance at the Aramco Team Series London. The tournament is the third installment of the global golf series and will be held from July 14 to 16. The PIF-backed event will also see 36 teams of four, three professionals and one amateur, battle it out for a chunk of the $1,000,000 fund.

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As for Korda, she suffered another setback on Wednesday after her Pebble Beach woes. She had been

nominated for the 2023 ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) awards but failed to nab a prize this year.

Nelly Korda earns a nomination at the 2023 ESPY Awards

On Tuesday, the LPGA Tour took to social media to share amazing news concerning Nelly Korda and Rose Zhang. In a tweet, the golfing circuit revealed that both players had bagged nominations for the 2023 ESPYs.

Korda was nominated in the “Best Golfer” category. Meanwhile, Zhang earned hers in the “Best Championship Performance” category for her Mizuho Americas Open victory.

Both LPGA sensations, however, fell short of the top honor. Zhang lost the award to Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler emerged as the winner of the “Best Golfer” award. Wyndham Clark and Jon Rahm were also nominated in the same category as Korda and Scheffler.

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