World no. 16 Borna Coric of Croatia will meet world no. 20 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the second round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday, August 16. Get the predictions and odds of this Borna Coric v Hubert Hurkacz match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Borna Coric v Hubert Hurkacz Head to Head
Coric leads the rivalry 3-1 and he also won their only meeting of the season in Madrid.
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Coric Knocks Out Korda
No. 15 seed Borna Coric began his title defence with a straight sets win over Sebastian Korda in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.
Coric, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year’s final for his first ever Masters 1000 title, came back from 1-4 down in the first set tiebreak to take a one-set-to-love lead.
The second set began with three consecutive breaks of serve with Coric getting two of them. He held on to the lead for the rest of the set to complete a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory.
A semifinalist in Los Cabos earlier this month, Coric lost his opening round match in Toronto last week.
A three-time champion from eight finals, he is yet to reach a final this year. In addition to the final four finish in Los Cabos, he was also a semifinalist in Madrid and a quarterfinalist in Montpellier, Dubai and Rome.
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Hurkacz Battles Past Kokkinakis
Hubert Hurkacz battled past Thanasi Kokkinakis in a three-hour-and-12-minute marathon on Tuesday.
The Polish player missed out on all eight break points that he held in the match, and he conceded the only break of the match to the Aussie in the second set. But it was his superior performance in the tiebreaks that helped him seal a 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) victory.
Hurkacz struck 13 aces and 64 winners during the course of the match to reach the second round for the third straight year in Cincinnati in what is his sixth try. Only once has he made the third round.
He won his sixth ATP title in Montpellier this year and has been in decent touch throughout the year, but has struggled to go deep in most of the tournaments.
Can he make it to the third round in Cincinnati?
Coric v Hurkacz Prediction and Tip
Coric has dominated this rivalry and that would give him the psychological edge in this contest. Hurkacz won’t be easy to break. Expect a tough three setter with Coric edging through.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Coric to win: 5/6
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 26.5 games in the match: 4/6
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