Cameron Norrie and Borna Coric will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Western & Southern Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cameron Norrie who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cameron Norrie is the pick to win this match.
Cameron Norrie -> 1.57
Borna Coric -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Cameron Norrie vs. Borna Coric
This will be the 4th time that Cameron Norrie and Borna Coric square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Coric (see full H2H stats), but Norrie has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Coric won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rome back in 2019.
Cameron Norrie
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-14 | 7-4 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-25 | 14-12 | 18-7 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 26-11 | 11-5 | 6-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 56-25 | 25-11 | 16-5 | 9-7 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-15 | 9-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, the Brit got to the semifinal after beating Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 7-65 4-6 6-4, Andy Murray 3-6 6-3 6-4, Ben Shelton 6-0 6-2 and Carlos Alcaraz 7-64 6-74 6-4.
In the quarter, The Brit defeated Alcaraz (7-64 6-74 6-4).During the match, Norrie scored less points (5) than Alcaraz. In fact, the world no. 11 won 115 points vs Alcaraz’s. That means that Norrie was more focused during the important points. Norrie was very aggressive to blast 60 winners.
Talking about the service games, Norrie fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Cameron Norrie lost the serve twice and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Norrie put 68% of his first serves in, winning 69% (60/87) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (21/41) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Alcaraz 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has dropped 3 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Norrie has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (304-172). 22-9 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Norrie has a compiled 196-84 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Delray Beach where he beat Reilly Opelka in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(4) and in in Lyon where he beat Alex Molcan in the final 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1.
Cameron has an aggregate 41-18 win-loss record in 2022, 22-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Borna Coric
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 2-4 | 3-7 | 7-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 10-10 | 9-5 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 10-5 | 10-9 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 6-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-12 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 152, Coric reached the semifinal after beating Lorenzo Musetti 7-62 6-3, Rafael Nadal 7-69 4-6 6-3, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-3 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Auger-Aliassime (6-4 6-4). During the match Coric scored 68 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 56. Coric was pretty aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Coric blasted 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Borna Coric conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 64% of his first serves in, win 97% (31/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Borna broke Auger-Aliassime twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Parma Challenger where he beat Elias Ymer in the final 7-6(4) 6-0.
Borna has a composed 15-12 win-loss record in 2022, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Norrie | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 111 | 91 |
| Pts | 375-349 | 305-253 |
| Total Points | 724 | 558 |
| Winners | 171 | 134 |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% |
Both Norrie and Coric played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Cameron Norrie dropped 3 sets, while Borna Coric conceded 1 set. Norrie has played 2 sets more than Coric (11 vs 9). Therefore, Norrie played 20 games more than Coric. Norrie scored 171 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Borna bagged 134 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Norrie | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 43 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 10.8 |
| 1st in | 237/374 | 160/278 |
| %1st in | 63% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 171/237 | 134/160 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 67/137 | 70/118 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 59% |
Norrie bagged 17 aces (4.3 per match). Coric managed to score 43 aces (10.8 per match). Norrie won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Coric won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Norrie | Coric |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 9 |
| Converted | 15/34 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 44% | 43% |
| Conceded | 30 | 11 |
| Saved | 22 | 9 |
| % Saved | 73% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 2 |
Cameron broke his opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. Cameron surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Norrie | ||||||
| R1 Vitus Nodskov Rune |
R2 Murray |
R3 Shelton |
1/4 Alcaraz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 6-2 | 7-64 6-74 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 28 | 14 | 36 | 111 | |
| pts | 102-99 | 101-97 | 57-33 | 115-120 | 375-349 | |
| Total points | 201 | 198 | 90 | 235 | 724 | |
| Winners | 48 | 45 | 18 | 60 | 171 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 45% | 32% | 52% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 64/100 | 61/103 | 25/43 | 87/128 | 237/374 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 59% | 58% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 48/64 | 45/61 | 18/25 | 60/87 | 171/237 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 72% | 69% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/36 | 20/42 | 12/18 | 21/41 | 67/137 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 48% | 67% | 51% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/6 | 5/10 | 3/8 | 15/34 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 50% | 38% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 30 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 9/11 | 1/1 | 11/13 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 82% | 100% | 85% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Coric | ||||||
| R1 Musetti |
R2 Nadal |
R3 Bautista-Agut |
1/4 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-3 | 7-69 4-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 91 | |
| pts | 81-62 | 96-89 | 60-46 | 68-56 | 305-253 | |
| Total points | 143 | 185 | 106 | 124 | 558 | |
| Winners | 34 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 52% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 46/75 | 46/94 | 36/59 | 32/50 | 160/278 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 49% | 61% | 64% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 38/46 | 31/36 | 31/32 | 134/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 83% | 86% | 97% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/29 | 32/48 | 9/23 | 9/18 | 70/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 67% | 39% | 50% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 2/9 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 57% | 22% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 0% | 100% | – | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLLWL Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tim Puetz/Michael VenusPuetz/Michael Venus – Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (7-64 6-74 6-4) – See score progression
- Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Karen Khachanov/Denis ShapovalovKhachanov/Denis Shapovalov (6-1 7-66) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – John IsnerIsner (7-65 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies (6-3 6-72 10-6) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – John IsnerIsner (7-6(5) 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-2) – H2H and prediction
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Borna CoricCoric (1-2) – H2H and prediction
