Sebastian Korda completed a father-son double Sunday night in the Mubadala Citi DC Open for his second ATP Tour title.
Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Day 8 WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: Frances Tiafoe of the United States reacts after conceding a point to Sebastian Korda of the United States during the mens singles semi-final match on day 8 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Day 8 WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: Sebastian Korda of the United States celebrates after winning the match against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during the mens singles semi-final match on day 8 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Day 8 WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: Sebastian Korda of the United States celebrates after winning the match against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during the mens singles semi-final match on day 8 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Final Day WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Nathaniel Lammons (L) and Jackson Withrow of the United States pose with the championship trophies after winning the mens doubles finals match against Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos of Brazil on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Final Day WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Paula Badosa of Spain celebrates after a point against Marie Bouzkova of Czechia during the womens singles finals match on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Final Day WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Paula Badosa of Spain kisses the championship trophy after winning the women's singles finals match against Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 - Final Day WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: Paula Badosa of Spain poses with the championship trophy after winning the women's singles finals match against Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on August 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sebastian Korda completed a father-son double Sunday night in the Mubadala Citi DC Open for his second ATP Tour title.
Thirty-two years after father Petr won the then-Sovran Bank Classic, the fourth-seeded Korda beat 10th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in a match delayed at the start because of rain.
They are the first father-son tandem to win the same ATP Tour event.
“We have a lot of history with this tournament,” Korda said during the trophy presentation. “Obviously, one of my biggest goals was one day coming here and hopefully winning the tournament and putting my name up there on the stadium. Now that I have the opportunity, this is probably the most special moment of my career so far.”
The 24-year-old Korda, a 6-foot-5 right-hander, is the younger brother of golf stars Nelly and Jessica Korda. His mother, Regina Rajchrtova, played on the WTA Tour.
“Proud is an understatement,” Jessica Korda said in a retweet of a video showing her brother lifting the trophy.
Korda is the first American to win the Washington event since Andy Roddick in 2007. His previous victory came in May 2021 in the Emilia-Romagna Open, an ATP 250 tournament. He will jump to a career-high 18th on Monday when the new ranking comes out.
In the women’s final, Paula Badosa of Spain won her first title following a back injury, beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted match.
The 26-year-old Badosa, ranked as high as No. 2 in the world, was sidelined six months last year because of a stress fracture.
“One year ago I was on the couch, so it’s a big difference now,” Badosa said. “Now I’m an athlete again.”
She has four WTA Tour victories, also winning in 2021 at Belgrade and Indian Wells and in January 2002 in Sydney.
“I was really, really nervous because I really wanted it really bad,” Badosa said.
The match was delayed twice because of rain. On Saturday in the semifinals, Bouzkova rallied to beat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belaus 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 after a long weather delay in the third set.
Bouzkova was playing her first WTA 500 final. She won her lone career title in 2022 in Prague.
