Borna Ćorić

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Coric Denies #NextGenATP Shapo In Miami

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Borna Coric is again proving he’s in this for the long haul after a third straight three-set victory to reach the Miami Open presented by Itau quarter-finals, this time over #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov. After a semi-final run in Indian Wells, the 29th seed is through to his second straight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final with the 7-6(2), 4-6, 6-4 victory.

Brimming with confidence after his run in Indian Wells, where he narrowly fell short against Roger Federer, Coric was more consistent than his 18-year-old opponent to take the opening-set tie-break 7/2. Shapovalov, coming off his best win this season over No. 11 seed Sam Querrey in the third round, found his spark when he picked off a backhand pass from a short approach to bring up three break points at 2-2 in the second set. He converted and despite letting the Croatian back into the set, he closed out the final two games of the set to send the match into a decider.



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Coric, a qualifier at last year’s Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, had survived a two-hour, 56-minute clash to defeat Leonardo Mayer in the second round before a two-hour, 49-minute battle to see off No. 8 seed Jack Sock on Monday. This match – a two-hour, 17-minute showdown – seemed almost efficient in comparison.

The Croatian claimed a 33-shot rally to edge ahead 5-4 in the third set against Shapovalov before the Canadian blinked, sending down three double faults to gift two match points.
Coric sealed his second FedEx ATP Head2Head victory in as many meetings between the pair and awaits the winner of Tuesday night’s match between fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 17th seed Nick Kyrgios.

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[Lleyton]

[Damian]

02.04.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 28

[Lleyton]

[Barty]

[grzes430]

Borna Corić: Nie gram dla pieniędzy. Chcę być numerem jeden

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- Nie gram w tenisa dla pieniędzy, lecz dlatego, że mam cel. Chcę być numerem jeden rankingu - powiedział 21-letni Borna Corić, jeden z najbardziej utalentowanych tenisistów młodego pokolenia.
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ATP Rzym: Fabio Fognini z piorunem i 300. zwycięstwem. Gael Monfils i Richard Gasquet odpadli w I rundzie
Borna Corić jest jedną z rewelacji tegorocznych rozgrywek. W sezonie 2018 Chorwat wywalczył już m.in. półfinał w Indian Wells, ćwierćfinały w Miami, Dosze i Dubaju czy 1/8 finału w Madrycie. Dzięki tym świetnym wynikom, w kwietniu awansował na 28. miejsce w rankingu, najwyższe w karierze. I nie chce na tym poprzestać. A plany ma bardzo ambitne.
- Moim celem wielkim jest pozycja lidera rankingu - mówił 21-letni Corić w rozmowie ze SkySport Italia. - Każdy sportowiec chce być najlepszy w dyscyplinie, jaką uprawia. Droga na szczyt w tenisie jest wyjątkowa długa, ale gdybym o tym nie marzył, przestałbym rywalizować.

REKLAMA - Zwiń
- Nie gram w tenisa dla pieniędzy, lecz dlatego, że mam cel, o którym wspomniałem - kontynuował. - Chcę być numerem jeden rankingu. Zdaję sobie sprawę, że będzie to bardzo skomplikowane, ale nie niemożliwe.

Chorwat wyjawił, że początki jego zawodowej kariery nie były usłane różami. - Jako dziecko mocno się wściekałem na korcie. Pamiętam, że potrafiłem się rozpłakać, kiedy przegrałem. Teraz, wspominając tamte wydarzenia, nieco się wstydzę. Mogę powiedzieć, że kiedyś byłem tenisistą, który okazywał wiele uczuć, ale wraz z upływem czasu zacząłem dojrzewać, stałem się zupełnie innym człowiekiem i przestałem płakać po porażkach.

Teraz przed 21-latkiem z Zagrzebia występ w Rzymie. W I rundzie, we wtorek, zagra z innym utalentowanym tenisistą, 19-letnim Stefanosem Tsitsipasem. - Jestem zadowolony z tego, jak wygląda ten rok. Ale, jak każdy chorwacki tenisista, myślę tylko o kolejnych zwycięstwach - spuentował.

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[Lleyton]

[Barty]

11.06.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 36

[Lucas]

[DUN I LOVE]

Zverev odpalony w Halle. Kolejne zwycięstwo Borny nad graczem z Top-5.

W meczach z Top-10 jest teraz 9-22.

Jedno spotkanie od wejścia do klubu 100.

[Lucas]

Coric Gets The Better of Zverev Again

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2016 champion Mayer also advances
Borna Coric started his grass-court season with near perfection on Tuesday at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, upsetting two-time finalist Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4.

Coric had won two of their three FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings but had lost their last contest, in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itau. Zverev, meanwhile, was coming off his best Grand Slam finish, a quarter-final run at Roland Garros.

But the 21-year-old Croatian rolled past Zverev, benefitting from some loose errors from the German – 32 in total – and staying focused against the second seed. Coric fell behind 15/40 while serving for the first set but came back to take the opener on his racquet.


The Croatian, who was controlling baseline rallies with his backhand, was then broken while serving for the match at 5-2 but remained calm and secured the win in the 10th game.

Coric had his best start to a season earlier this year, reaching the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the quarter-finals in Doha, Dubai and Miami. He looks ready to return to the quarter-finals this week in Halle. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist will meet Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili or 17-year-old German Rudolf Molleker.



Greece's #NextGenATP star Stefanos Tsitsipas, playing at a career-high No. 35 in the ATP Rankings, upset fifth seed and 2017 MercedesCup champion Lucas Pouille 6-2, 7-6(3). Tsitsipas will next meet American qualifier Denis Kudla.

Germany's Florian Mayer, 2016 Halle champion (d. Zverev), needed only 62 minutes to beat eighth seed Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-2. Gasquet won the grass-court Libema Open in The Netherlands on Sunday. Mayer will next play Italian Andreas Seppi, who beat countryman Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 7-5. Russian Karen Khachanov booked a second-round meeting with seventh seed Kei Nishikori by beating German Mischa Zverev 7-6(5), 6-3.

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[Lleyton]

[Barty]

Coric Steps Up Halle Bid, Reaches QFs

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Croatian will play Mayer or Seppi on Friday

Borna Coric didn’t experience any letdown from his win over Alexander Zverev at the Gerry Weber Open, where he booked a spot in the quarter-finals on Thursday.

Coric, in just his 11th match on the surface (4-7 lifetime), knocked out Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-2, putting the Georgian lucky loser under pressure throughout the 79-minute encounter.

The 21-year-old will next challenge German 2016 champion Florian Mayer, who will retire this year, or 2015 runner-up Andreas Seppi of Italy.

Coric won 81 per cent of his first serves and hit 20 winners in his second victory over Basilashvili in 2018 (also Qatar ExxonMobil Open). On Tuesday, the Croatian beat second seed Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4 in what he described as his “best grass-court performance”.

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[Lleyton]

[DUN I LOVE]

Halle 2018 - pierwszy finał na trawie, pierwszy finał ATP500 i oraz razu rekordowy ranking.

25 Denis Shapovalov - 1553
26 Borna Ćorić - 1535
27 Kei Nishikori - 1530

[Damian]

[Damian]

25.06.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 21

[Barty]

#2) Halle 2018


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R1 [2] Alexander Zverev 61 64
R2 Nikołoz Basilaszwili 64 62
QF Andreas Seppi 75 63
SF [4] Roberto Bautista Agut 23 i krecz
W [1] Roger Federer 76(6) 36 62

[Lleyton]

Coric Stuns Federer To Lift Halle Title

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Final defeat will see Federer drop to No. 2 in ATP Rankings on Monday.

Borna Coric entered the Gerry Weber Open with just two wins in nine tour-level matches on grass, but, on Sunday, he lifted his first title on the surface, defeating nine-time champion Roger Federer 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2.

" just really surprised... I had not even dreamed of this," said Coric.

Coric, who also beat second seed Alexander Zverev in the first round, snapped Federer's 20-match win streak on grass after two hours and six minutes, hitting 11 aces and saving three of four break points en route to his second tour-level title (2017 Marrakech). The 21-year-old saved two set points at 4/6 down in the first-set tie-break and secured the only break of the deciding set, in the sixth game, en route to victory.

"[During] the whole whole week I was serving really well," reflected Coric. "I felt confident that I could hold serve and then automatically I can play with less stress."

Coric has now won 24 of 34 tour-level matches this season. The World No. 34, who reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals last November, showed signs of his best form during back-to-back ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in March. Coric reached the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals, losing in three sets to Federer, before falling to Alexander Zverev at the last-eight stage of the Miami Open presented by Itaú. The talented Croatian is now 2-3 in tour-level finals.

Federer, who owned a 2-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Croatian heading into the championship match, was aiming to win a 10th title in 12 finals at the event and retain his status as World No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. As a result of his three-set loss to the Croatian, Rafael Nadal will return to the top spot of the ATP Rankings on 25 June.

"I’m definitely going to leave with my head high, thinking it’s been a good run in Stuttgart and Halle," said Federer.

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Coric improves to 6-13 against Top 5 opposition after wins over top two seeds Federer and Zverev this week. The 6'1" star is projected to rise to a new career-high ranking of No. 21 on 25 June. Coric's previous best ATP Ranking came earlier this year on 2 April (No. 28).

With both players holding serve comfortably throughout the first set, Federer was the first to earn a break point opportunity at 5-5. The Swiss earned himself an great chance at a cross-court forehand passing shot to serve for the set, but, crucially, the ball clipped the tape before Coric eventually held serve.

Once again, Federer manufactured chances in the tie-break, earning two set points at 6/4, before Coric responded emphatically with forehand aggression to reel off four straight points.

"I think the key maybe in hindsight was trying to [win] that first-set tie-break. I had more chances throughout the set, I had chances at 6/4," said Federer.

As was the case in the first set, Federer made the first move in the second set. The nine-time champion took advantage of a series of errors from Coric to earn break points at 4-3 and broke through in fortunate fashion as Coric dumped a forehand volley into the net. Federer then held serve to love to force a decider.

The final set started competitively, with Coric and Federer holding their opening two service games. But, from that point, Coric took charge. The Croatian stepped up his aggression on both groundstrokes to secure a 4-2 lead before breaking once more, two games later, to clinch the biggest title of his career.

"It is the most unbelievable feeling, [to beat Federer]," said Coric. "I looked up to him when I was younger, watching his matches back at home with my mum, my dad and my sister. Just playing him here today was a very special moment and beating him just makes it even bigger for me."

Coric receives 500 ATP Ranking points and collects €427,590 in prize money for lifting the trophy. Federer gains 300 points and receives €209,630.

"[Coric played] quality tennis at the very end of that first set and then in the third... He never really dropped his level and that was it," said Federer. "So, it was an unfortunate match for me but credit to Borna to really come out and play a tough match today."

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[Damian]