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Patna : Crotian Borna Coric, the 27th seed, stunned 4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, Greece, in a five-set marathon in the men’s singles third round at US Open tennis tournament at New York City, NewYork, USA, on September 5, 2020. Coric beat Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 in third round outlasting 16 Aces hammered by the Greek. Coric fired only 4 Aces in the match. The two players are now 1-1 Head to Head.
Coric won 6 break points in the match to 5 by Tsitsipas. The Crotian won 7 games in a row in the match to 5 by Tsitsipas. Coric will face Jordan Thompson, 26, Australia, in Round of 16 on September 6, 2020. Thompson defeated Mikhail Kukushkin, 32, Kazakhstan, in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 in third round.