On Thursday, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Borna Coric will face off in the second round of the 2022 Erste Bank Open.
In the opening round of the Vienna tournament, Tsitsipas faced up against local favourite Dennis Novak. After then, the pair’s consistency on serve continued, resulting in a tie-break. In the ensuing tie-break, Tsitsipas emerged victorious and won the set. He broke his opponent’s serve to open the second set, and he added a hold of his own to put the score 2-0. With a serve hold, Novak turned the Greek’s momentum around and made it 2-1. Then Tsitsipas won three straight games to increase his advantage to 5-1. Soon after, he served out the game, winning 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Quentin Halys, a qualifier, was Borna Coric’s first-round opponent. In the first set, the Frenchman took an early break to go up 3-0. This lone break was more than enough to give him the set. For the majority of the second set, the two players maintained consistency on serve, but Coric started to apply pressure toward the conclusion. With Halys serving to keep the match alive at 6-5, the Croatian had another chance and won the set. Then, in the decisive set, Coric surged out to a 4-1 lead, which Halys was unable to overcome. The Croat completed a comeback victory by scores of 3-6, 7-5, and 6-3 while maintaining the lead all the way through.
Tsitsipas vs Coric Match Details
Tournament: Vienna Open
Date: October 27, 2022
Venue: Viena, Austria
Surface: Hard
Round: Second round
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money: €2,349,180
Tsitsipas vs Coric Head-to-Head Record
Tsitsipas is down 2-1 to Coric in their previous meeting. He defeated them in straight sets in the Western & Southern Open in 2022.
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Tsitsipas vs Coric Prediction
Tsitsipas will be the favourite to win this matchup since he has been in significantly better shape than Coric over the last few weeks.
Prediction: Tsitsipas to win in 3
Tsitsipas Last three performances
- Vienna Open: First round- b. Novak 7-6(2), 6-2
- Stcokholm Open: Final- l. Rune 4-6, 4-6
- Stockholm Open: Semifinal- b. Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-2
Coric Last three performances
- Vienna Open: First round- b. Halys 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Japan Open: Quarterfinal- l. Shapovalov 4-6, 3-6
- Japan Open: Second round- b. Nakashima 7-5, 6-2
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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