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Patna : World No 15 Borna Coric, 22, Croatia, and World No 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili, 27, Georgia, entered the third round of Italian Open wiining their respective second round matches at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2019, night.
Coric beat World No 45 Cameron Norrie, 23, Britain, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round. Coric, the 13th seed, broke Norrie’s service 4 times in the match besides winning 5 games in a row. Coric served 4 Aces in the match to 2 by Norrie. Coric won 32 service points to 28 by Norrie.
Basilashvili, the 14th seed, beat World No 32 Laslo Djere, 23, Serbia, 7-5, 6-4, in the second round. Basilashvili broke Djere’s service 4 times in the match while the latter broke his service twice. Djere fired 6 Aces in the match to just 1 by Basilashvili. Basilashvili won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by Djere.