ATP Vienna 2020: Novak Djokovic vs Borna Coric Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open


Novak Djokovic and Borna Coric will clash on the hard courts of Erste Bank Open. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is the World No.1 at the moment. On the other hand, his adversary, Coric is ranked 24 in the charts.
The duo will look to deploy their tactics successfully in order to advance further in the tournament.
Match Details:
- Fixture: Novak Djokovic vs Borna Coric
- Date: 28th October 2020
- Tournament: ATP Erste Bank Open
- Round: Round of 16
- Venue: Vienna, Austria
- Category: ATP 500
- Surface: Hard-Court
- Prize Money: Approx. €1,409,510
Novak Djokovic vs Borna Coric: Match Preview

Djokovic is en route to bag his 5th title of the year. Moreover, the 33-year-old took the wildcard in Vienna to give himself the chance to win the tournament. He did so to secure the year-end World No.1 ranking. Further, Djokovic has returned to Erste Bank Open after 13 years. In his last bout here, the Serb won the title after defeating Stan Wawrinka. Novak has gotten off to a good start this time around as well. In the same vein, he vanquished Filip Krajinovic 7-6(6), 6-3 in the round of 32.
Borna Coric has reaped some successful results this year. The Croatian reached the semi-final of Rio Open. Additionally, he lost a close match against Alexander Zverev at the U.S Open in the quarter-final. Also, the 23-year-old advanced to the final of St. Petersburg Open for the second consecutive year. Coric vanquished Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in his first round match in Vienna.
Novak Djokovic vs Borna Coric: Head-to-Head

This duo of Novak Djokovic and Borna Coric has clashed before on 3 occasions. As of today, their head-to-head record stands at 3-0, in Djokovic’s favour.
Their last meeting came about in 2018. Further, they clashed in the final of ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. The score stood at 6-3, 6-4.
Novak Djokovic vs Borna Coric: Match Prediction

It is interesting to note that Djokovic has never dropped a set against Coric. However, the pair haven’t met since 2018. The Croat has accumulated a plethora of commendable results since then. Novak is the favourite to win this match. In contrast, Coric is expected to put up a tough fight against the No.1 seed.
Match Prediction: Novak Djokovic wins in 3 sets.
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