Borna Coric was rather optimistic about Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour. Novak had all the good intentions for the event and the reception from the fans was great. When talking to Grigor Dimitrov about the lack of social distancing in Zadar, Borna said that there were no problems as the Coronavirus was under control in there. Unfortunately, things went south and both Borna and Grigor tested positive to the Coronavirus.
Coric defending Novak Djokovic
During a recent interview with the Jutarnji list, Borna stressed the fact that the intentions of Novak Djokovic and the organization were the right ones.
“I’m definitely sorry that the tournament ended that way, because we had a positive story, a humanitarian character, we played tennis after a long time and we all had. I wouldn’t go into details or point a finger, because we don’t know who actually brought the virus first and whether someone should have been tested,” he commented.
About Nick Kyrgios slamming Sascha Zverev
Talking about Nick Kyrgios calling out Sascha Zverev for breaking his promise to auto-isolate, Coric didn’t seem too impressed with both the behavior of the German and the reaction of the Australian.
“It’s simply him, I have no other explanation. I read what he wrote, but I totally care because he also likes to be a general after the battle. Zverev acted badly, but I don’t see the need to call out fellow players that way. I wouldn’t do that, but again, that is Kyrgios,” he said.
Borna was having a not fantastic year in 2020 with a 4-5 win-loss record. However, he is more than happy to resume the season and he is expected to play in the upcoming US Open if the slam will be staged this year.
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Borna Coric in 2020
Ranked world no.33, the Croatian played his last match on the 23rd of February when he capitulated to Christian Garin 6-4 7-5 in the semifinal in Rio De Janeiro.
Borna Coric’s best accomplishment of this season was getting to the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Currently ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
Presently, this year Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Borna Coric and Novak Djokovic played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) in October 2018.
Nick Kyrgios in 2020
At the moment ranked no.40, Kyrgios played his last match on the 25th of February when he had to retire when playing against Ugo Humbert in the 1st round and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Alexander Zverev in 2020
Currently the world no.7, Zverev played his last match on the 26th of February when he capitulated to Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Kyrgios. The last time that they competed against each other, Nick Kyrgios won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) in March 2019.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem |
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