3rd seed Borna Coric squares off against the talented Maxime Cressy in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Montpellier Open on Friday.
The Croatian star came into the tournament after a disappointing Australian Open campaign. He crashed out in the first round following a one-sided loss against the talented Jiri Lehecka.
After receiving a bye into the round of 16, Coric faced Arthur Rinderknech. Coric won the first set quite easily but the Frenchman made him work hard in the second set. The 26-year-old did well to hold his nerves and not allow the match to drift into the third set. Coric won the match 6-3, 7-5. He smashed 10 aces in the encounter and had a win percentage of 79 on the first serve and 77 on the second serve.
The American youngster had a comparatively better outing in the Australian Open as he made it to the second round with a win against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. In the second round, he was beaten by 9th seed Holger Rune.
In the round of 32, Cressy made light work of Antoine Bellier. Cressy won the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 with the help of 11 aces and relentless aggression. In the round of 16, Cressy put on a solid display against 7th seed Emil Ruusuvuori and defeated the Finnish No. 1 in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. In this match, Cressy smashed 15 aces and had a win percentage of 90 on the first serve.
Borna Coric and Maxime Cressy have never faced each other as yet. Therefore, the head-to-head scoreline currently stands at 0-0.
Prediction: Borna Coric to win in three sets.
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