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1) Coric Top Seed: Twelve months ago, Coric captured the biggest trophy of his career during the North American hard-court swing when he soared to his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati. This year, the Croatian is still searching for his best form on hard, having suffered a first-round defeat in Toronto and a second-round exit in Cincinnati. Making his third appearance in Winston-Salem, the top seed will be eager for a deep run to build confidence ahead of the US Open.

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Coric Stays Cool Under Pressure, Advances In Winston-Salem

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All Top 5 seeds reach third round
Top seed Borna Coric held his nerve in key moments Tuesday to reach the third round of the Winston-Salem Open.

The Croatian defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 7-6(2), after two hours, three minutes. Coric fended off 12 of 13 break points he faced and stayed consistent in the second-set tie-break to advance at the ATP 250.

“[Rinky] was really playing great today and I thought in the first set I was playing some good tennis,” Coric said in his on-court interview. “In the second set, he served much better. I was just playing better and I played a really good tie-break.”

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Coric, who is World No. 29 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, is aiming for his first tour-level title since his dream run at last year’s ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati. Coric is making his third appearance in Winston-Salem, having reached the quarter-finals in 2015 and 2017.

The 26-year-old will next meet American wild card Michael Mmoh, who ousted 13th seed Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4. Mmoh swung freely from the baseline and worked his way forward to improve to 2-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against his countryman Giron.

"I thought I played a great match from start to finish," Mmoh said. "Marcos is a great player, we've had some good battles in the past. I knew it was going to be a tricky one, but I was happy with the way I executed my game plan. I'm excited to come back out tomorrow night."

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Coric led the way for the Top 5 seeds in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, as all five advanced to the third round. Second seed Tallon Griekspoor advanced after Jack Draper retired when the Dutchman led 7-6(8).

Third seed Sebastian Korda cruised past Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 6-2, 6-3. Fourth seed Laslo Djere defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-3, 6-3. Fifth seed Jiri Lehecka rallied from a set down to beat qualifier Mitchell Krueger 2-6, 6-2. 6-3.

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Coric Charges Into Winston-Salem QFs

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Top seed Borna Coric earned a hard-fought victory Wednesday at the Winston-Salem Open to reach his sixth tour-level quarter-final of the season.

The 26-year-old Croatian survived wild card Michael Mmoh 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 in two hours, 47 minutes. Coric fired 11 aces and struck the ball with conviction to reach the last eight, where he will next face Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo. World No. 29 Coric has played his best tennis under pressure this week, having saved 16 of 17 break points he's faced across two matches.

"I started to play better in the second set. He was serving really, really big and I didn't have a chance to break him [in the second set]," Coric said. "Overall I thought it was a good match from my side and also from his side. I'm very happy with my level of tennis and I hopefully I can keep on getting better."


Aiming for his fourth tour-level title and first since last year's surprise run at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati, Coric is making his third appearance in Winston-Salem, where he has twice reached the last eight (2015, 2017). His quarter-final contest against Cerundolo, who downed lucky loser Omni Kumar 7-5, 6-3 in third round, will mark his first encounter with the Argentine.

"I need to check him out a bit. I did watch him play a couple of times, but I've never watched him play where I was focussed on his game," Coric said. "I need to check him out on YouTube and Tennis TV to see how he plays and then decide all of my game plans."

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Mógłby pójść tu po całość Borna.

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Delayed, But Not Defeated, Top Seed Coric Marches On

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Croatian faces first-time Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with Baez, whom he will also meet at US Open
Top seed Borna Coric advanced to his third semi-final of the year after waiting out a four-hour thunderstorm delay before taking the court against 21-year-old Juan Manuel Cerundolo Thursday night in Winston-Salem.

The storm, initially with heavy rain and later with thunder and lightning, pushed back the start of the night session to around 10.30 pm, leaving officials with no option but to play the two remaining quarter-finals concurrently on Stadium and Court 2.

Coric claimed an early break in the first set against the left-handed World No. 100, who had just three tour-level wins this season coming into the tournament, and pushed on to a 6-3, 6-1 victory.

"I was serving really well and I was much happier with my return today," said Coric. "Even though we had to wait four hours I wanted to play the match tonight so now I get to rest rather than playing two times tomorrow."

The Croatian is chasing his fourth career title and first since he claimed the biggest title of his career just over a year ago at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.

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In Friday’s Saturday night semi-final, Coric faces a first-time Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting with Argentine Sebastian Baez, who is on the cusp of his second consecutive final after defeating Laslo Djere 6-3, 6-0.

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