Borna Ćorić and Caroline Garcia both make history with title wins at the Cincinnati Masters
By Matias Grez, CNN
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Borna Coric climbs 123 ranking places after Cincinnati title
The 25-year-old spent a year out of action with a shoulder injury which required surgery, before returning in March. He arrived in Cincinnati as the world number 152 after spending much of his 2022 season on the second-tier Challenger circuit but is now ranked 29th. Coric dropped just one set in the tournament, against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, and beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's final.
Coric climbs 123 ATP ranking places after Cincinnati title
Croatia's Borna Coric soared a remarkable 123 places in the ATP rankings on Monday after becoming the lowest ranked player to win a Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati.
Borna Coric stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas to complete fairytale title triumph at the Cincinnati Masters
Borna Coric capped a fairytale week as he stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas to lift the Cincinnati title and become the lowest ranked Masters 1000 champion in history. The Croatian, who arrived in Ohio sitting at 152 on the ATP ladder and on a protected ranking, followed up his stunning triumphs over Rafael Nadal, Roberto Bautista Agut, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Britain’s Cameron Norrie by defeating the No.4 seed 7-6(0) 6-2 in one hour and 55 minutes. Ad It is Coric’s third ATP title and his maiden one at this level having lost his only previous Masters final to Novak Djokovic in Shanghai back in 2018.
Cameron Norrie hits career-high ranking despite Cincinnati loss
Cameron Norrie will hit a new career-high ranking of nine despite losing to Borna Coric in the semi-finals of the Western and Southern Open.
Watch: Stefanos Tsitsipas Shows His Dance Moves To Crowd After Win Over Daniil Medvedev In Cincinnati Masters
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Daniil Medvedev in Saturday's semi-final match of the men's singles event at the ongoing Cincinnati Masters. Tsitsipas won the first set 7-6 (8/6) before losing the second one 3-6. However, the Greek tennis star made a good comeback to win the deciding set 6-3 and also the match. As soon as he finished the contest, Tsitsipas stood still in front of the crowd and then presented his dances moves to double their joy after the nail-biting semi-final match.
'I don't have much to lose' - Borna Coric beats Cameron Norrie, ready to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in ATP Cincinnati final
Borna Coric will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Cincinnati Masters after he downed Cameron Norrie pretty comfortably in straight sets. The 25-year-old Croatian, who was only able to muster 21 matches in an injury-plagued 2021, showed that he is very much back at the top of his game with the impressive win over Norrie. Ad While the Brit had been very confident coming off a string of fine results, Coric simply had too much for him on the day in what ended up being a rain-affected but fairly straightforward match.
Tsitsipas downs Medvedev to set up Coric clash in Cincinnati final
:Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas edged world number one Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 in an absorbing semi-final at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday to set up a summit clash with Borna Coric after the Croatian's 6-3 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie.