#NextGen Star Coric Edges Paire In Cincinnati

Borna Coric overcame a slow start to beat Benoit Paire 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday. The #NextGen star won just 12 of 38 points in the first set, but rebounded strongly to advance in 96 minutes. He is now 20-20 on the year.

Paire was nearly unbeatable when putting his first serve in play, winning 89 per cent of points (25/28). However, he landed just 37 per cent of first serves and was broken four times by the 19-year-old Coric in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.

Next up for Coric will be No. 14 seed Nick Kyrgios or Lucas Pouille.