Roger Federer and Borna Coric will face off in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 6th time of their career.
Roger Federer
Ranked no. 3 the Swiss qualified to the 3rd round after beating Joao Sousa 6-4 6-3 in just 80 minutes and this is great news for Roger that like many other players has to compete in the same day. Federer was unlucky in the fact that he is opposed to Borna Coric that already played his first 2 matches before the big rain wiped out the Wednesday’s schedules.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Miami where he defeated John Isner in the final 6-1 6-4.
Last year result
The Swiss didn’t compete in Rome last year.
Borna Coric
Ranked no. 15 Borna gets to the 3rd round after defeating Felix Auger Aliassime 6-74 6-3 6-4 and Cameron Norrie 6-2 6-2.
The Croatian best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Dubai.
Last year result
Borna got to the 1st round last year in Rome before retiring against Stefanos Tsitsipas when he was 4-1 ret.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Roger Federer vs. Borna Coric
This will be the 6th time that Roger Federer and Borna Coric square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Federer (see full H2H stats), but they a have never played on clay.
The last time that they play each other, Federer won 6-2 6-2 in the 1/2 in Dubai in March 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roger Federer is the pick to win this match.
Roger Federer -> 1.50
Borna Coric -> 2.62
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