Hubert Hurkacz will play against Borna Coric in the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 28 at 16:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Coric – 2.23.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 25 – 1.88.
Coric, despite two weeks’ rest, is in good form and continues to play quality tennis. The victory over Tsitsipas in the second round only emphasizes that he is in optimum playing condition.
We expect a tough battle in this pairing, as we are talking about reaching the semi-finals of the competition. Especially as both players are in good form at the moment. In addition, they have played a head-to-head match before – in 2019. The meeting between Ćorić and Hurkačz at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in three sets.
Hurkacz defeated Francis Tiafoe (7-6, 3-6, 6-3) in the first round. As expected, the match turned out to be the toughest one. Hubert could not press the US Open-2022 semi-finalist until the third set.
Hubert was, as usual, helped by his first serve. This time he had 28 aces and won 84% of his points on the first serve (95% in the deciding set).
The encounter with Emil Ruusuvuori (7-5, 4-6, 6-3) followed almost the same scenario. Hurkacz again showed phenomenal tennis in the third set.
Earlier in October, Hubert played two rounds in Astana and won one match in Antwerp.
Hurkacz had won four of his previous five fights at the ATP 500 tournaments.
Ćorić, meanwhile, was one of the heroes of the second round. He had a hard-fought victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas (4-6, 6-4, 7-6).
Borna lost the first set, lost the second set with a break, but eventually got a comeback.
Surprisingly, Coric managed to beat Tsitsipas for the third time in a row. Hecertainly has an amazingly resilient character.
Ćorić beat a top-10 opponent for the fourth time this season. In August, at his triumphant Masters in Cincinnati, he stopped Rafa Nadal and Felix Auger Aliassime in addition to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Coric has six consecutive wins as an underdog.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Hurkacz’s Rating – 11
Hubert Hurkacz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/19
Coric’s Rating – 27
Borna Coric Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/15
In 4 of the last 5 Coric’s matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.58.
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the ATP Cup in 2020. In that match, Hurkacz defeated Coric (6-2, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Vienna Open: Hurkacz vs Coric at 1xBet.