Berdych Holds Off Coric
Berdych Holds Off Coric
Sixth-seeded Czech sets Raonic clash in Indian Wells
Tomas Berdych’s BNP Paribas Open campaign is fast gathering pace after his second straight-sets win on Monday. The sixth-seeded Czech accounted for 19-year-old Croat Borna Coric 6-1, 7-6(3).
It comes after Berdych’s 7-6(4), 6-2 defeat of 2013 runner-up Juan Martin del Potro and sets up a fourth-round meeting with No. 12 seed Milos Raonic.
The 30-year-old Berdych had claimed his only prior FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter with #NextGen star Coric, at Halle last season.
Berdych has reached the quarter-finals or better three times at Indian Wells, with his best result coming with a run to the semi-finals in 2013 (l. Nadal). He will be aiming for his fifth straight quarter-final of 2016 when he faces Raonic. The Canadian leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 3-2.