Match Details
Fixture: (22) Sebastian Korda vs (Q) Lukas Klein
Date: January 13, 2025
Tournament: Australian Open 2025
Round: First Round (Round of 128)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard (Outdoor)
Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000
Live telecast: USA - ESPN & Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Sports & Sony Liv
Sebastian Korda vs Lukas Klein preview
22nd-seeded Sebastian Korda will look to get his 2025 Australian Open campaign underway as he faces Lukas Klein in the first round. Korda had a good 2024 season as he won his second career title at the Citi Open, and also reached the final of the Libema Open. Barring these results, the American player also had three semifinal runs in the season.
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Korda began the 2025 season on a good note by reaching the final of the Adelaide International. He won his matches against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-3, and against Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6 (4). However, Korda lost the final to Felix Auger-Aliassime, losing 3-6, 6-3,1-6 in the summit clash.
Lukas Klein mostly played on Challengers in 2024, barring his quarterfinal run at the Serbia Open in Belgrade. Even on the challenger Tour, the Slovakian player struggled to make it to the later stages of events.
In 2025, Klein failed to qualify for the main draw of the Brisbane International, losing 4-6, 4-6 to Li Tu in the qualifiers. At the Australian Open, he won his qualifying rounds against Alexis Galarneau (6-4,3-6,7-5), Eliot Spizzirri (6-3,6-4), and Terence Atmane (6-4, 6-1)
Sebastian Korda vs Lukas Klein head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the two players on the ATP Tour.
Sebastian Korda vs Lukas Klein odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Sebastian Korda vs Lukas Klein prediction
Korda had one of his best Grand Slam results at the Australian Open when the American player reached the quarterfinal. As far as hard-court results are concerned, Korda has reached seven finals. However, his one title came in Washington last year.
This is going to be only the second main-draw appearance for Lukas Klein at the Australian Open. The Slovakian player has yet to reach a final on the ATP Tour. However, on the Challenger Tour and the ITF circuit, Klein has reached eight hard-court finals, winning six titles. The last hard-court title for him came back in 2023.
Korda will be the undisputed favorite going into the match. The American player is currently on good hard-court form which was evident from his Adelaide run.
Pick- Korda to win in straight sets
