The last days of Sebastian Korda in Monte Carlo will probably float in your memory, as only bad memories do. It was not only his defeat, defeated in the second round by Jannik Sinner and after having eliminated the Spaniard in the first Alexander Davidovichfinalist in 2022. The setback has been twofold: he was the victim of a robbery on April 4, two days before the opening of the tournament.
The information, advanced by Nice morning and confirmed by France Bluewas even more forceful when the stolen object was revealed: a luxury Richard Mille watch valued at 300,000 euros that the tennis player used to wear frequently.
Chronicle of the assault
According to the aforementioned French media, two individuals who covered their faces and heads with helmets waited for the tennis player on a staircase that connects Avenida de Francia with Avenida de Varavilla, near the courts where the Masters 1000 is played. When they saw him, they proceeded to immobilize him: one held him to the ground forcefully and the other stole his precious watch. Korda has not suffered any injuries, but he claims to be shaken.
Behind this, The thieves fled quickly on a scooter and, for the moment, their whereabouts remain unknown. They have not been identified either. Investigations have already begun to clarify what happened, directed from the Menton police station where the tennis player has denounced, based on how strange an attack of these characteristics is in a sector like the one in which it took place.
However, the police force itself has moved the low probability of finding the culprits to number 27 in the ATP ranking: Luxury watch thefts are very common on the French Riviera. In fact, in the western part of the same region alone, a total of 30 robberies similar to the one suffered by a Korda who, now, just wants to forget Monte Carlo, have been committed in recent months.
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