Croatia added this Sunday his second title of Hopman Cup tennis, 27 years after his first victory (1996), in an edition of the mixed tournament held in Nice (France) in which the last he was well defeated 2-0 Switzerlandlooking for his fifth wound.
In the first match of the final, the Croatian Donna Vekic He knows how to impose his game to advance his country against the youngsters Celine Naeff18 years old and ranked 157 in the WTA ranking, with no choices and ended up losing two sets (6-3 and 6-4) in an hour and 28 minutes of play.
The second point is debatable Borna Coric and Leandro Riedi. The Croatian, number fifteen in the world and has the most experience in these matches, confidently dominated the first set, where he was no match against a player ranked 160th in the ATP rankings (6-1, 6-4).
Finding himself against the ropes, the Helvetian put his tennis up another gear and, after breaking his opponent’s first two serves, took a 3-0 lead on the scoreboard of the second set.
Boric then reacted, he was able to draw in four games and, with a final arreón, he broke the tenth game and sealed Croatia’s second victory in the competition.
Source: La Verdad
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