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Jannik Sinner vs Borna Coric: ATP Montreal – Second round

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is back in action against Borna Coric in the second round of ATP Montreal.

Jannik Sinner Profile

Following the French Open, Jannik Sinner is the top-ranked player in the world. The Italians are 44-4 for the season and 19-1 on hard.

Sinner missed the Olympics with a minor injury and will get back in action for the first time after losing the Wimbledon quarterfinal to Daniil Medvedev.

This season, Sinner won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open, defeating Medvedev in the final in five sets. He also won the titles in Halle, Miami, and Rotterdam.

This will be his second appearance in Montreal after losing in the round of 16 in 2022.

Borna Coric Profile

Former world No. 12 Borna Coric is currently 83rd in the ATP rankings. The Croat is 17–18 for the season and 5-6 on hard surfaces.

Coric is coming off a 6-4, 6-4 win over Pedro Martinez in the first round of the main draw. Previously, he defeated Jakub Mensik and Liam Draxl in the qualifiers in Montreal.

Last week, he lost the opener in Washington to Emil Ruusuvuori by 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.

Coric made two finals early in the season. At the Challenger in Ottignies Louvain la Neuve, he lost to Lucas Riedl and in Montpellier to Alexander Bublik.

This is his fifth appearance in Montreal, and he has never made it past the second round.

Head-to-Head Sinner leads 1-0

• Sinner vs Coric 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 (2022 ATP Monte Carlo, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Jannik Sinner has had an excellent season, but missing the Olympics is not something that he planned or that he can be happy with. It is always interesting to see how a player recovers from an injury, and in this case, that should not be a problem at all for Sinner since it was nothing serious. He has only one loss to Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells on a hard surface and will be back in big style, defeating Coric in straight sets.