Caroline Garcia and Borna Coric win 2022 Cincinnati Masters
August 23, 2022
Caroline Garcia of France and Borna Coric of Croatia each won the 2022 Cincinnati Masters on Sunday according to Matias Grez of CNN. Coric defeated the fourth seed and 2021 French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-6, 6-2 in the final, while Garcia defeated 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4.
A major reason for the Coric win was the first set tiebreak where he won 7-0. Garcia meanwhile had 11 aces compared to two for Kvitova.
Both victories for Garcia and Coric had historical significance. Garcia became the first qualifier to ever win a WTA 1000 title, while Coric, who is ranked 152nd in the world, was the lowest seeded men’s tennis player ever to win a Masters 1000 series title.
In qualifying, Garcia defeated Diane Perry of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 2014 French Open semifinalist Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. Then during the Cincinnati Masters, Garcia beat Petra Martic of Croatia 6-3, 6-3 in the first round, two-time grand slam semifinalist Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6, 6-7, 6-1, in the second round, 2018 Australian Open semifinalist Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 7-5 in the third round, the seventh seed Jessica Pegula of the United States 6-1, 7-5 in the quarterfinals, and two-time grand slam semifinalist Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals. Sakkari reached the semifinals of the 2021 French Open and United States Open, while Sabalenka reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the United States Open in 2021.
[adrotate group=”9″]
Coric beat Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 7-6, 6-3 in the first round, 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal of Spain 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round, 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-2, 6-3 in the third round, 2021 United States Open semifinalist Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, and 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist Cameron Norrie of Great Britain 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals.
Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our Tennis News Straight To Your Email For FREE!
July 5, 2025
Unsuspecting players to make a deep run at Wimbledon
At the beginning of the week, we discussed all the top seeded players at Wimbledon who had shockingly been knocked out Now it is time to look at the unsuspecting players who still have a chance to Read MoreJuly 5, 2025
How far can the three Australians left at Wimbledon go?
There are three Australians left at Wimbledon this year Two Australian players are left in the men's draw and there is one left in the women's draw In the women's draw, the new Australian and 16th Read MoreJuly 2, 2025
Eight top 10 seeds knocked out of first round of 2025 Wimbledon
The massive story at Wimbledon at this time is not who is in but who is out We have already seen eight top 10 seeds eliminated (four men and four women) On the men's side gone are the third seed Read More
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.