The 40th player in the world, Korda, played the role of the favorite in the duel with Mejía, who is 265th in the ATP standings, even though he lost the set. “I was pretty good. It went well and I’m glad I made it,” a native of Bradenton told AP after a match in which he helped himself to win 12 aces.
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Before the match, he got advice from his father and two-time Davis Cup winner Radek Štěpánek. In addition, he prepared for a week with Andre Agassi. “Everyone helped me a lot, they just settled me a bit. I have a lot of great people behind me and I’m glad that I managed to win the debut,” said Korda, who scored the first point in the match.
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“Seby did a great job, he really fought. It was hard, of course, the first singles mean a lot of pressure. It’s great that he won. I felt more confident then,” Fritz said.
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| Davis Cup Tennis Qualifiers: |
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| Rio de Janeiro: Brazil – Germany 1: 1 after the first day |
| Monteiro – Struff 6:3, 1:6, 6:3. |
| Reno: USA – Colombia 2: 0 after the first day |
| Repeat – Mejia 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 4 |
| Fritz – González 6:1, 6:0. |
| Sydney: Australia – Hungary 3: 2 |
| Peers, Saville – Marozsán, Valkusz 4: 6, 4: 6 |
| De Minaur – Fucsovics 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 4 |
| Kokkinakis – Piros 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Seoul: Korea – Austria 3: 1 |
| Nam -i-song, Song Min-kjo – Erler, Miedler 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| Kwon Sun – Novak 7: 5, 7: 5 |
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