No. 24 seed Sebastian Korda of the U.S. will meet Austria’s Sebastian Ofner in the second round of the 2023 French Open on Wednesday, June 1. Get the predictions and odds of this Sebastian Korda v Sebastian Ofner match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Sebastian Korda v Sebastian Ofner Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Korda Ousts McDonald
The United States’ Sebastian Korda needed two hours and 36 minutes to win his first round match at the French Open on Sunday, but he didn’t need more than three sets to see off compatriot Mackenzie McDonald.
Korda made 45 unforced errors to McDonald’s 37, but he also struck 52 winners to his opponent’s 23 as he registered a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory.
Korda had as many as 19 opportunities to break McDonald’s serve but he could capitalise on just seven of those chances. In contrast, McDonald had seven breaking chances and he converted four of them. While Korda’s percentage of break point conversion may have been just 37% , he made sure he had one more break than his opponent in each set. The world no. 30 broke McDonald twice in the first set, four times in the second and once in the third to sail into the second round for the third time in Roland Garros.
He had made it to the Round of 16 on his debut in 2020 and had reached the third round last year.
Monday’s win improved Korda to 9-4 this season. He had reached the final in Adelaide and the quarterfinal at the Australian Open, but a wrist injury kept him our for few months. He came back in Madrid, but lost his first match in Madrid and Rome. Having recorded his first win on clay this season, Korda will be feeling more confident and will look to build on the opening round win in the next round.
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Ofner Piles More Misery on Cressy
After winning all three of his qualifying round matches, Sebastian Ofner won his first ever main draw match at Roland Garros on Monday, as he knocked out Maxie Cressy in straight sets.
It is turning out to be quite a forgetful year for the American, who suffered his ninth consecutive defeat on Monday.
The Austrian got the solitary break in the first set to take a one-set-to-love lead. Cressy lifted his game in the second set, coming back from a break down twice, but it was Ofner who edged the tiebreak to take a 2-0 lead.
In the final set, it was the world no. 118, who dominated from the start and broke Cressy twice to seal a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 victory in two hours and 19 minutes. Ofner converted 5 of 15 break points and saved 7 of 9 to beat the world no. 42. Among other stats both players had double faults in double digits, with Cressy double faulting 13 times, which was one more than the Austrian.
Ofner struck 45 winners, 9 more than Cressy and made 17 fewere unforced errors than Cressy’s 39.
The win improved Ofner to 29-9 on clay across levels and 31-15 overall this season. Can he carry this form into the second round?
Korda v Ofner Prediction and Tip
At the level, Korda is the more experienced of the two. He also knows how to absorb the pressure in big matches and that could help him progress further in the tournament.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Korda to win: 4/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 38.5 games in the match: 5/6
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