Sebastian Baez upsets Borna Coric in Winston-Salem semis

[August 26, 2023]  Sixth-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina worked 3 hours, 19 minutes to upset top-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) on Friday and advance to the final of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.  

Baez's title-match foe will be fifth-seeded Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic, who got a walkover win in the semifinals when third-seeded Sebastian Korda of the United States withdrew due to an ankle injury.

Baez will be seeking his second consecutive tournament championship heading into the U.S. Open in New York next week. He captured the event in Kitzbuhel, Austria, earlier this month.

In the decisive third set against Coric, Baez lost his serve to fall behind 4-3, but he immediately broke back. Neither player had another break point before they went to a tiebreaker, in which Baez won the final five points.

--Field Level Media

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