Few had given Coric much chance of winning the pair’s quarterfinal contest at the Dubai Championships, his last victory against a top-10 ranked player dating back to a historic win over Rafael Nadal at the end of 2014.
Luck had played a part in Coric’s path to the last eight after he had initially lost to 350th-ranked Fabrice Martin in qualifying and he only snuck into the tournament by virtue of a lucky-loser berth.
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“He makes good decisions on the court, he’s stronger now, he serves a bit better,” said Coric. “His ranking would suggest that he’s made some big improvements.”
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