World number 23 Borna Ćorić will face the 32nd-ranked Sebastian Baez in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Tuesday, August 29. Get the predictions and odds of this Borna Ćorić v Sebastian Baez match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Borna Ćorić v Sebastian Baez Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came in the semifinal of the Winston-Salem Open recently where Baez won in the third set tie-breaker to reach the final.
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Ćorić Coming off an Improved Winston-Salem Showing
While Coric made a solid comeback to competitive tennis last season, he has had a moderately good season in 2023. And it’s only more recently has the Croat been able to pull things together and win a few matches.
Having played in four US Open Series tournaments in the lead-up to the season’s final Grand Slam, Coric managed to make it to the semifinal at the Los Cabos Open for starters. He would have loved to do a lot better than an opening defeat in Toronto and a second round loss at the Cincinnati Masters and he did that in Winston-Salem.
Opting to feature in a tournament in the week before the start of the US Open, Coric managed to win three in a row to make it to the semifinal.
And despite starting out a 11/50 favourite (with bet365) against a clay-court specialist in Baez, he lost that in the third set. His very next match will be against the same opponent and give him a good chance for revenge.
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Baez with Third Title of the Season
It’s been a strange performance from Baez in many ways this year.
For starters he is known as a clay-courter but after winning the Cordoba Open, the Argentine went into a bit of a tail-spin with his showings on the same surface. That’s because he won a mere two matches in the five tournaments in Munich, Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome and Roland-Garros.
That was followed by an equally inept but expected performance on grass.
The turnaround came in Kitzbuhel where he doubled his season’s tally count with a tournament win by beating Dominic Thiem in the final.
And then the biggest surprise was kept for the last as he toppled some of the top hardcourt players at the Winston-Salem Open to win his third title of the season.
So while he starts off a 9/5 underdog here with bet365, he could be a huge threat for Coric.
Ćorić v Baez Prediction and Tip
Coric starts a favourite but given what happened last week, we would be averse to picking him as a straightforward winner. Can expect this match to go into a fourth set.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Over 3.5 sets in the match: 1/2 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Coric to win AND Both players to win a set: 6/5 (with bet365)
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