Stan Wawrinka and Borna Coric met within the second spherical of the Napoli Tennis Cup in Naples. The veteran performed his final match because the 39-year-old and notched a notable 6-2, 6-3 victory in an hour and 43 minutes.
Thus, Stan ended Borna’s streak of 16 consecutive Challenger victories. Each gamers struggled to search out the primary serve, with Wawrinka touchdown in a depressing 38% of it! Nevertheless, he denied eight of ten break factors and stored the stress on the opposite aspect.
Borna couldn’t repeat the extent that carried him towards three consecutive Challenger titles. The Croat dropped 53% of the factors in his video games and suffered 5 breaks from eight possibilities introduced to his opponent, ending his run within the second spherical.
Stan Wawrinka qui bat un Coric en pleine confiance, à Naples 🥺
40 ans demain
L’ambiance dans le stade 🫶pic.twitter.com/AAGdzDy64x
— TennisTemple (@tennistemple) March 27, 2025
The veteran sprayed a backhand error within the first sport of the duel and misplaced serve at 15. He bounced again within the second sport and pulled the break again when Borna’s backhand landed extensive. Wawrinka landed a strong serve within the third sport and denied a break level.
The Swiss held and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. The 39-year-old welcomed the rival’s backhand error for his second break and a 3-1 benefit. The three-time Main winner secured the fifth sport with an ace down the T line and prolonged the hole.
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The Croat squandered a sport level in sport six and suffered one other break after the Swiss’ assault and a pressured error. Coric pulled one break again at 1-5 to increase the set. Nevertheless, he struggled behind the preliminary shot once more at 2-5.
He missed a sport level and allowed Stan to ship his fourth consecutive break. The veteran fired a forehand winner and wrapped up the opener 6-2 in 46 minutes. Borna raised his degree on serve firstly of the second set and offered two tremendous holds.
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Stan confronted two break factors within the opening sport and erased them with winners. He held at love within the third sport earlier than experiencing extra points at 2-2. Coric attacked and generated three break factors. Wawrinka saved them and denied the fourth with a backhand down the road winner.
The veteran held and gained confidence. He drew the Croat’s mistake within the sixth sport and created a break probability. Borna missed one other backhand, shedding serve and discovering himself in a difficult place. Stan landed a smash winner within the seventh sport and moved 5-2 in entrance.
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Coric served to remain within the match within the eighth sport and held after a deuce to delay the battle. Stan served for the win at 5-3 and sprayed a forehand error to face a break level. The veteran saved it with a service winner and painted an ace for a match level.
The Swiss transformed it after the rival’s backhand error, transferring excessive and reaching the quarter-final.
