Sebastian Korda's girlfriend Ivana Nedved's father receives 8-month football ban
Pavel Nedved, the father of Sebastian Korda's girlfriend Ivana Nedved, has been handed an 8-month suspension from football by the Italian Football Association (FIGC). The Czech, who served as the Vice President of football club Juventus in Serie A from 2015 to 2022, was part of 11 top-level executives found guilty of financial fraud.
Additionally, the club was handed a 15-point penalty in the league for their officials committing capital gain violations. That would seriously jeopardize Juventus's chances of finishing in the top-4 and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season.
Juventus currently sit in 10th position with 22 points, but would have been third with its original haul of 37 points.
Pavel Nedved is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. The Czech was awarded the prestigious Ballon d'Or in 2003 when he was playing for Juventus, and he also won the league title twice with them.
Meanwhile, unperturbed by all of this happening off the court, Sebastian Korda continued his dream run at the 2023 Australian Open on Friday, reaching his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal in stunning fashion.
Sebastian Korda beats Hubert Hurkacz in fourth round of Australian Open
Sebastian Korda needed only three sets to send former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev packing from the third round of the 2023 Australian Open. But he was stretched to five sets in the fourth round by Hubert Hurkacz.
After losing the opening set 3-6, the American won the second and third sets three and two to become the favorite to reach the quarterfinals. However, Hurkacz pulled the fourth set back 6-1, following which the duo went all the way to the super tiebreaker in the decider.
Eventually, Korda prevailed 10-7 to seal a memorable win, which was witnessed by his girlfriend Ivana Nedved, among others, from his player box.
This marks the first time the 22-year-old has reached the last eight at a Grand Slam (nine appearances), where he will take on Karen Khachanov on Tuesday. Khachanov had it easy in the fourth round, beating Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets, including two bagels.
Korda has a 2-1 lead in the head-to-head against Khachanov, having beaten him twice last year. However, their only previous Grand Slam encounter came at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where Khachanov won in a five-set thriller.
The winner of the clash will next take on either Jiri Lehecka or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals.