"He's a good looking guy": Sebastian Korda plays off Delray Beach emcee's slip-up after Cobolli win

Sometimes, the wrong word simply rolls off the tongue and creates an unexpected moment.

That’s exactly what happened when Sebastian Korda was asked a question on Saturday at the Delray Beach Open.

The American booked his first ATP final since January 2025 when he defeated Flavio Cobolli, 7-6 (1), 6-1, in 77 minutes. Taking part in a customary on-court interview, Korda listened as emcee Michelle Yu inquired about his undefeated record against the Italian.

Her fumble on one word in particular left little room for recovery, however.

“You’ve played Flavio three times and you’ve had sex—success all three times. Why is it….,” Yu said she tried to hold back laughter while Korda broke into a wide smile.

The 25-year-old then played ball with his comedic response.

“He’s a good looking guy, so you know…”

Korda has seemingly put a disappointing start to the season behind him. When he spoke with TENNIS.com ahead of his runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger Tour event in San Diego, he expressed, “I think especially with how many times I've been injured, you kind of lose that competitiveness when you're not really inside of a tournament. I think that's something that I'm lacking sometimes.”

The former world No. 15 has since posted six tour-level wins, following up his Dallas Open quarterfinal showing with a pair of Top 20 wins this week en route to championship Sunday (he ousted Casper Ruud ahead of his victory over Cobolli).

Korda is bidding to lift his first trophy since triumphing at 2024 Washington, an ATP 500 event. Five years ago, it was in Delray Beach where Korda contested his first tour-level final. The Bradenton, Fla. native awaits the winner of fourth seed Learner Tien and fifth seed Tommy Paul.