United Cup: Tsitsipas Beats Coric To Draw Level With Croatia In City Final

United Cup: Tsitsipas beats Coric to draw level with Croatia in City Final (Image Source: IANS)

Stefanos Tsitsipas got the better of Borna Coric 6-0, 6-7(4), 7-5 in a thrilling encounter to earn a vital City Finals point for Team Greece, here on Wednesday.

The World No. 4 took to the court after Donna Vekic gave Croatia a strong start to the City Final with an emphatic 6-2, 6-0 victory over Despina Papamichail.

Tsitsipas had to dig deep after taking the opening set as Coric staged a recovery after saving two match points at 5-6 in the second set. The Greek was then in trouble at 1-4 behind in the decider, but he rallied to a thrilling two-hour and 32-minute win to draw level with Croatia.

The City Final will be decided in the evening session, where Greece's WTA No. 6 Maria Sakkari will meet Petra Martic in the women's singles match.

Michail Pervolarakis is slated to take on Borna Gojo in the fourth singles.

The City Final will be decided in the evening session, where Greece's WTA No. 6 Maria Sakkari will meet Petra Martic in the women's singles match.

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