Sebastian Korda vs Tommy Paul — Parma Semi-final

Parma · ATP · Semi-final
Sebastian Korda
USA
Sebastian Korda
#63ATP
1809ELO
1670Clay ELO
$471kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2021
clay
Tommy Paul
USA6
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Korda S.
6-3 6-3
Paul T.
Korda S.
662
Paul T.
330

Sebastian Korda defeated Tommy Paul 6-3 6-3 in the Parma semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #24. Sebastian Korda extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-16Delray BeachFhardSebastian Korda6-4 6-3
2024-06-17Queen's ClubSFgrassTommy Paul6-4 7-6(2)
2024-06-10s HertogenboschQFgrassSebastian Korda6-4 6-2
2022-08-29US OpenR64hardTommy Paul6-0 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
2021-09-27San DiegoR32hardSebastian Korda6-3 5-7 6-1
2021-01-04Delray BeachR16hardSebastian Korda4-6 6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Korda S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Korda S.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Korda S.Paul T.
—
Serve
33
—
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Korda S.Paul T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.1
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Korda S.Paul T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
93
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Clear edge
73
87
Deciding sets·Even
96
98
Tiebreaks·Even
94
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Korda S.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Paul T.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Clay Elo 1670
Surface ELO
6.1+216 Clay Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1809
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1949
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
5.2
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
5.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Korda S.Paul T.
Freshness·
—
91

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Korda S.
Cecchinato M.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Cecchinato M.
Munar J.
7-621-66-1
Korda S.
Paul T.[6]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Munar J.
Gasquet R.[5]
6-16-1
Cecchinato M.
Gombos N.
6-36-1
Paul T.[6]
Struff J.[4]
6-26-4
Korda S.
Nishioka Y.[8]
6-36-3
R16
Munar J.
Paire B.[2]
7-53-1
Gasquet R.[5]
Martinez P.
6-33-66-3
Gombos N.
Ramos A.[3]
6-36-746-2
Cecchinato M.
Bedene A.[7]
7-56-2
Paul T.[6]
Vesely J.
6-737-656-3
Struff J.[4]
Cobolli F.
6-44-67-62
Nishioka Y.[8]
Musetti L.
6-36-2
Korda S.
Sonego L.[1]
6-17-5
R32
Musetti L.
Mager G.
4-66-16-2
Munar J.
Ymer M.
6-37-65
Martinez P.
Simon G.
6-06-4
Gasquet R.[5]
Altmaier D.
6-36-3
Gombos N.
Ruusuvuori E.
7-645-76-3
Paul T.[6]
Travaglia S.
7-56-4
Cecchinato M.
Brancaccio R.
6-37-65
Vesely J.
Johnson S.
7-676-2
Cobolli F.
Giron M.
3-67-667-64
Korda S.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Bedene A.[7]
Caruso S.
6-47-68
Nishioka Y.[8]
Querrey S.
3-66-37-63