“I just want to have fun,” Borna Coric expresses his agenda ahead of the exciting clash against Rafael Nadal in Cincinnati
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Borna Coric went on to express his mindset in place at a press release earlier as he prepares to go head to head against the giant, Rafael Nadal. The much injury-prone Coric is all thrilled and full of beans as prepares to return to the crowd after a precipitate shoulder incapacity earlier this year for his showdown against Nadal at the Cincinnati Open shortly.
The Croat, who holds a head-to-head record of 2-2 against the acclaimed underdog of tennis Rafael Nadal, is all set to relive his dreams afresh as his much younger 17-year-old self first did in an ATP 500 quarterfinal’s against the legend in 2017.
“It just felt good. I was in the moment, I was living my dream,” came out rather fruitful for the 25-year-old when he defeated the Spaniard with a straight flush score of 6-2, 7-6(4) whilst paving way for the already youngest player in the Top 100 of the ATP year-end ranking placement into a rising star.
Coric, whose last round was against Lorenzo Musetti, ended with him ousting the Italian and acing through the match in the scorching heat surrounding the courts, ultimately attaining a final score of 7-6(2), 6-3.
Borna Coric lauds Rafael Nadal’s fighting spirit
However, it might be possible for the currently ranked world no. 152 professional to be unable able to perform at his peak ability and exhibit the best his game has to offer as he tries to climb back onto the tennis ladder for dominance owing to his comeback after a series of long-standing shoulder injuries which made him dormant during the 2021 season in May, after which he took on off for the entire season to ensure full recovery which mischievously did not pay off as expected.
The Croatian, who achieved his career-best ranking of world no. 12 back in 2018 has expressed his feelings for the Spanish luminary by being in an awe of his endurance and hardened mental game.
“It’s more about the fighting spirit, which I think we can all learn from and he can be our idol,” as he went to stating the lefty’s on court attitude and gameplay which high-key hints us that Borna will stop at nothing from giving his best of everything as he clashes with the Spanish.
The duo have gone up against each other four times and now Coric, in the fullness of time gets the opportunity to outdo himself in the Western & Southern Open.
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