Borna Coric advances to second round at Paris Masters
Tennis | November 02, 2020 20:20 ISTThe Croatian won 35 of his 48 first-service points at the indoor tournament and will next face Jordan Thompson of Australia.
The Croatian won 35 of his 48 first-service points at the indoor tournament and will next face Jordan Thompson of Australia.
The no. 27 seed got treatment on his right shoulder and neck after the first set. Down 5-1 in the fourth set, he broke Tsitsipas three straight times, fighting off six break points.
Coric was one of the top tennis stars who tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in the Adria Tour.
Both the players took part in the Adria Tour with the likes Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem among others.
Coric earned passage to the final by taking down the top-seeded Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday.
Federer, who skipped the entire clay-court season for the second year in a row, had been going for his 99th title, one week after taking his 18th grass-court title in Stuttgart.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Andy Murray was knocked out of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, losing to 18-year-old Borna Coric 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.Murray, who reached the Australian Open final at the beginning of
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