Coric climbs 123 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.
Rafael Nadal Sport News
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.
Coric stuns Tsitsipas to claim Cincinnati title after injury woes
Resurgent Borna Coric powered past fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7-0) 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, signalling his return to full fitness from shoulder surgery and showing that he will be a threat at the US Open.
Rafael Nadal loss has been reframed by Borna Coric run
Four-time US Open women’s singles champion Martina Navratilova believes that Rafael Nadal’s second round exit in Cincinnati has been reframed by the run Borna Coric went on.
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.
Watch: Roger Federer's On Court Video Goes Viral, Fans Say "The King Is Back"
Legendary tennis star Roger Federer has been out of action since he was knocked out of Wimbledon last year. Multiple knee surgeries have kept him away from the court for over a year, but fans remain hopeful of one last dance from the 20-time Grand Slam winner. So when, on Sunday, the 41-year-old Swiss maestro took to Instagram to share a video of him having a practice session on a court, it sent his fans into a tizzy. In the video, Federer can be seen playing a few shots with some funky music playing in the background.