Match Report
Korda passes Popyrin check in Athens, Tabilo earns likelihood at third win towards Djokovic
Cazaux, Gaston advance in Metz
November 02, 2025
Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
Sebastian Korda beats Alexei Popyrin in three units Sunday night in Athens.
By ATP Employees
Sebastian Korda just isn’t prepared for his first journey to Greece to finish.
Regardless of dropping his opening set of the Vanda Prescribed drugs Hellenic Championship towards Alexei Popyrin Sunday night, the American rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.
“It was up and down, however general I believe I improved my stage within the second set,” Korda stated. “He was serving nice. Within the first set he had eight aces, so I used to be simply making an attempt to place it again within the courtroom and attempt to take my probabilities each time I may. However [it is] at all times very troublesome with him, he’s obtained an unimaginable serve and may be very aggressive.”
It was the pair’s second Lexus ATPHead2Head assembly prior to now month, with Korda additionally defeating Popyrin in three units in Stockholm. In Athens, Korda defended his second serve a lot better than his opponent, profitable 66 per cent of these factors in comparison with 45 per cent for Popyrin based on Infosys ATP Stats.
The 25-year-old hopes to maintain the great instances rolling in a metropolis he has loved.
“It’s been superb, strolling round a bit bit, having fun with the good meals that they’ve right here and simply actually having fun with it,” Korda stated.
In different motion, Alejandro Tabilo set an fascinating match towards high seed Novak Djokovic with a 706(7), 6-7(6), 7-5 triumph towards Adam Walton in three hours and three minutes. Tabilo leads Djokovic 2-0 of their rivalry.
“It’s superb. I went to see it yesterday and it’s big,” Tabilo stated of the centre courtroom in Athens, the place he’ll probably tackle the Serbian. “I’ve performed fortunately now on the US Open in Arthur Ashe [Stadium], sort of really feel like that ambiance. I’m simply actually excited to play, even with Djokovic there, it’s simply going to be loopy.”
Sixth seed Nuno Borges additionally superior with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win towards Greek wild card Stefanos Sakellaridis.
Cazaux, Gaston advance in MetzFour Frenchmen had been in motion Sunday on the Moselle Open in Metz, the place Arthur Cazaux and Hugo Gaston moved into the second spherical.
Cazaux eradicated difficult lefty Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-6(4) and Gaston ousted Terence Atmane 6-4, 6-1.
