Roberto Bautista Agut and Borna Coric are scheduled to face one another in the Third round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Friday, August 19.
Roberto Bautista Agut played well in Montreal, but he was defeated in the third round by Casper Ruud. He’ll have a chance to advance to the next round in Cincinnati when he faces a familiar face. There was a chance the Spaniard would have faced compatriot Rafael Nadal, but Borna Coric’s stunning comeback performance prevented that from happening. He has faced the Croatian seven times and has a 4-3 advantage. The majority of those matches occurred a few years ago, as Coric had been largely absent for the previous two years due to a shoulder injury. The victory over Nadal is his official comeback, so Agut will have to be read. The Spaniard is fairly consistent, but he is also easily defeated. He’s recently been dealing with longer matches.
Borna Coric gave it his all against Rafael Nadal, defeating the Spaniard in his first match since Wimbledon. The victory over Nadal was impressive, but it is explainable. Nadal admitted before the event that he doesn’t expect much success, but he would have liked to play a few more matches before the US Open. In any case, Coric delivered an inspired attacking performance, capping it off with a superb forehand winner. Coric’s aggressive style results in many winners but also many mistakes. He was pretty good at balancing those two in his prime, but coming back from a shoulder injury has been difficult. He’s been out for nearly two years, but victories like this show he’s getting back on track.
Roberto Bautista Agut and Borna Coric are scheduled to face one another in the Third round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Friday, August 19. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 14 till August 21.
The 2022 Cincinnati Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 14 and conclude on August 21 this year.
Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 14 , 16 |
Round of 32 | August 16 , 17 |
Round of 16 | August 18 |
Quarter-finals | August 19 |
Semi-finals | August 20 |
Finals | August 21 |
Player | Seed |
Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Carlos Alcaraz | 3 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
Casper Ruud | 5 |
Andrey Rublev | 6 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |