Nelly Korda added a win to the impressive family sporting record with her triumph on Sunday at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. Nice comeback from Céline Boutier who finished in 24th place. Next week the LPGA will be in Thailand (Jessica Korda won in 2018), Céline Boutier should be the only French at the start (reduced field)

lSPS Handa Womens Australian Open: Nelly Korda wins a real family Grand Slam

Nelly Korda celebrates her victory at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open with the “Korda kick” made famous by her father Petr. - Photo: DR

Korda was leading by three strokes in the third round, increasing it to four with a birdie tap-in on hole 10 adding one more birdie after a 7,5 meter putt on the 11th for a 5 stroke lead. .

After a third consecutive birdie on the 12th, she clinched the victory with 67 (-5) at The Grange Golf Club, finishing with a total of 271 (-17). Defending champion Jin Young Ko finished second with a 64 card.

Korda's father, Petr, was an Australian Open men's tennis champion, winning the tournament in 1998. His sister Jessica won the Australian Open (golf) seven years ago.

And his brother Sebastian, a tennis player, won the Australian Open singles title last year.

"I am happy to finally be part of the club", said the youngest, aged 20, during the trophies. “Maybe there is something in the air here. We love staying here and we really appreciate the time we spend there. "

“I just got my dad on the phone and he said, 'Congratulations, you're in the Korda Grand Slam now. ""

Petr and his mother Regina, also a professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Olympics, witnessed their daughter's triumph from their home on the west coast of Florida.

Jessica, currently sidelined from the LPGA Tour with a wrist injury, watched from the east coast of Florida. And Sebastian was tuned in from Turkey moments before playing a Futures Tour match.

“When I was kicked out (from the victory in Australia) they didn't try to do too much. Now that we've all won here, it's gonna be really special… obviously there was pressure, but I think I finally found my own way. "

The Women's Australian Open tweeted ahead of the final a collage of photos of Petr, Jessica and Sebastian doing what they called the "Korda Kick" - actually a scissor kick - after winning each of their titles, and adding that they hoped they hadn't done bad luck for Nelly.

No worries. even with a two-stroke lead late on all nine holes of the first leg and again at the end, but Nelly Korda held on for the win after receiving help from her sister from a distance.

And of course, while staying in the family tradition, Nelly was photographed doing a chisel kick after the trophies were awarded.

Jessica Korda tweeted to her 81 followers just before Nelly turned to The Grange, around 500:23 p.m. on the East Coast of the United States: "Who else is staying with me?" "

The first response to Jessica came from someone who said: “Maybe we need a quadruple photo of Korda-Jump. "

Nelly Korda said she spoke to her 25-year-old sister by phone shortly after she finished her tour. "I didn't really hear what she was saying, she was screaming so much," did she say.

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