{"id":488175,"date":"2026-02-24T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/488175\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:33:17","slug":"tennis-star-sebastian-korda-laughs-off-interviewers-sex-slip-up-in-post-match-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/488175\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star Sebastian Korda laughs off interviewer\u2019s \u2018sex\u2019 slip-up in post-match exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing spices up a post-match Q&amp;A quite like a NSFW soundbite.<\/p>\n<p>Just ask American ace Sebastian Korda, who laughed off a slip of the tongue from interviewer Michelle Yu as she conversed with the world No. 40 about his semifinal win against Italy\u2019s Flavio Cobolli on Saturday at the Delray Beach Open in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve played Flavio three times and you\u2019ve had sex \u2014 success with him all three times. Why is it that you have had such success?\u201d Yu asked while laughing.<\/p>\n<p>Korda, who started cracking up as Yu finished her question, cheekily replied, \u201cHe\u2019s a good-looking guy, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Korda \u2014 also the younger brother of LPGA Tour star Nelly Korda \u2013 continued his undefeated streak against Cobolli, taking down the third seed 7-6 (1), 6-1, en route to a finals clash against fellow American Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Korda topped fifth-seed Paul on Sunday, 6-4, 6-3, for his first title of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sebastian Korda in action during the Delray Beach Open in February 2026. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12732ff9e9791481f0337430fc6e297b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Korda in action during the Delray Beach Open in February 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It means] a lot. I\u2019ve been through some stuff the past couple of months, years,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/korda-paul-delray-beach-2026-final\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Florida native said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the Florida native said<\/a>, according to the ATP Tour. \u201cI\u2019ve lost a lot of finals and now to get one here in Delray \u2014 this is where I made my first ATP final \u2014 so it\u2019s like a full-circle day. I\u2019m just happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Korda missed playing time over the summer months last year as he recovered from a stress fracture in his right shin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrow through what you go through,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVG518bkUCL\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he said of the win Monday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he said of the win Monday<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Michelle Yu with Sebastian Korda following his Delray Beach Open win. @michelleyutv\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4c224158a63120e359182ddd6f7e2474.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Yu with Sebastian Korda following his Delray Beach Open win. @michelleyutv\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>As for Yu, an Emmy-winning journalist and host, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVFIh_yEQ_-\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:she also recapped;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she also recapped<\/a> her time at the Delray Beach Open on Instagram with a not-so-subtle nod to her viral blunder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHosting, highlights, and that [mic] moment with the new champion\u00a0@sebastiankorda,\u201d she captioned her post Sunday. \u201cThank you @delraybeachopen for having me. S-U-C-C-E-S-S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing spices up a post-match Q&amp;A quite like a NSFW soundbite. 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