World no. 29, Sebastian Korda of the USA, will play Borna Coric of Croatia, the world number 15, and the number 15 seed, in the first round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Monday, August 14. Get the live streaming options of this Sebastian Korda v Borna Coric match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Sebastian Korda v Borna Coric Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before.
This will be the first match between the 23 year old American, and the Croat, who is three years older.
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Korda Ended Losing Run in Toronto
Korda started the season by reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open – his best showing in a Grand Slam to date – but then had then seen his progress halted by a wrist injury which kept him on the sidelines for several months.
He had made a successful comeback at Queen’s where he reached the semi-finals, before encountering the world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, who has proved to be something of a personal nemesis for him over the recent past.
However, he was unable to build on that, and instead, went on a losing run which only came to an end in Toronto last week.
There he managed to beat the Argentine clay court specialist Tomas-Martin Etcheverry easily in straight sets in their first round match.
He then met the in-form Australian Aleksandar Vukic, but, although he fought back from set down to level the match, he was edged out in a third set tie-break.
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Coric Kick-Starts Title Defence
Last year Coric became the lowest ranked player in the history of the tournament to win the title in Cincinnati.
That remains the biggest win of his career, having finished runner-up in the Shanghai Masters four years earlier.
And he showed that was no flash in the pan by performing well in two of the clay court Masters this season, reaching the semi-finals in Madrid, and the quarters in Rome.
The Croat would go on to reach the third round of the French Open, but he struggled on grass, failing to win a competitive match, with a first round defeat at Wimbledon included in that sequence.
He did, though, reach the semi-finals in Los Cabos, losing to the eventual winner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, but would have been disappointed with his efforts in Toronto last week.
The Australian Vukic beat him in straight sets.
Korda v Coric Prediction and Tip
If Coric can find anything like the form that earned him the title last year, then he should advance to the next round. Korda will not make it easy for him, but he has been struggling of late and will begin as the underdog for this match.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Coric to win: 5/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 23.5 games in the match: 5/4
The 2023 ATP Cincinnati Open will be played from August 13 to 20. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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