Sebastian Korda Reveals Real Reason for US Open 2021 Withdrawal

American millennial Sebastian Korda suffered an unfortunate end to his short journey at the ongoing US Open. During his match with Nikoloz Basilashvili, Korda withdrew midway during the match, handing his Georgian opponent the victory.

After his withdrawal, the 21-year-old took to social media to reveal the reason behind his bitter end to his second US Open appearance.

Sebastian Korda reveals food poisoning as the reason for US Open withdrawal

During his match against Basilashvili, the American struggled to get any sort of momentum going. He lost the first set 6-2 before withdrawing midway through the second set, which he trailed 2-1.

After summoning the trainer, he admitted he felt ill, following which he left Court 5. Although he missed the Tokyo Olympics to prepare for the hard court Grand Slam, this brought an unfortunate end to Korda’s journey in Flushing Meadows.

After his withdrawal, the 21-year-old shared a post on Instagram, revealing he faced a bout of food poisoning. He also mentioned looking forward to the next edition of his home Grand Slam in 2022.

He wrote, “Tough day yesterday having to retire from my match. Been having a battle with food poisoning and felt ready to go yesterday but after a couple of games I kept feeling worse and worse. Thank you NY – I’ll be back stronger next year.”

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Korda reached his highest world ranking last month

Prior to the US Open, the American climbed to #45 in the ATP Rankings, his best position since turning pro in 2018.

Although he suffered a first-round exit in the French Open, Korda produced an excellent performance in Wimbledon. He defeated World No. 17 Alex De Minaur in his opening match, and reached the fourth round of the grass court Grand Slam. Despite putting up a tough fight against Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov, he lost a five-set thriller to the Russian to exit the tournament.

At Flushing Meadows, however, Korda’s loss is Basilashvili’s gain. He will face another American in the form of Maxime Cressy in the second round later today.

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