Dan Evans faces sporting family dynasty at Wimbledon with Sebastian Korda son of tennis champ Petr and golf-star sisters

DAN EVANS will face an American family dynasty today as he looks to break new personal ground.

The British No1 has never been to the second week of Wimbledon before.

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No22 seed Evans is hoping to reach the second week at Wimbledon for the first time[/caption]

But he will achieve that if he beats debutant Sebastian Korda in the third round.

Evans’ opponent is part of an amazing family tree – a case of Keeping Up With The Kordas.

Dad Petr won the 1998 Australian Open for the Czechs while mum Regina Rajchrtova also played professional tennis.

Sister Nelly, 22, is the best female golfer in the world and lifted her first major crown at the Women’s PGA Championship in Atlanta last weekend.

To complete the sporting set, another sister Jessica is also a pro golfer, the 28-year-old ranked at 13 in the world.

Beaming Korda, 20, said: “It is something incredible.

“My sister Nelly is 22 years old and she’s already doing crazy things like that, so it’s really inspirational.

“I was with my dad watching in his room and it was super nerve-wracking.

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Petr Korda reached a career-high second in the world rankings during his tennis career[/caption]

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Daughter Nelly has gone one better in the women’s golf rankings and is the current No1, winning her first major last weekend[/caption]

“There was definitely some stress there, but she handled herself so well.

“It was super cool and both my Dad and I were super emotional and were just super happy for her.”

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The eldest sibling, 28-year-old Jessica, is the 13th-highest ranked female golfer on the planet[/caption]

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Korda Sr celebrated his 1998 Australian Open success with wife Regina Rajchrtova and daughter Jessica[/caption]

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Mum Regina and sister Jessica joined Nelly for her title celebrations as she lifted the Women’s PGA Championship[/caption]