Croatia advances in Davis Cup as Coric beats Thiem

RIJEKA (Croatia): Borna Coric fired Croatia through to the Davis Cup Finals for a fourth time after ending Austria's hopes of a final day fightback in their 2023 Qualifier. Coric saw off Dominic Thiem 7-6(3) 6-2 in an hour and 45 minutes to prevent Jurgen Melzer's visiting side from gaining any further momentum after Austrian doubles pair Lucas Miedler & Alexander Erler had recorded a surprise triumph over the home side in the doubles.

Austria's doubles pair upset Nikola Mektic and Ivan Dodig 6-3 7-6 (11) in one hour and 50 minutes to deny a Croatian clean sweep after the two Bornas - Borna Coric and Borna Gojo - had won their singles on the opening day.

That left Thiem with an opportunity to take the contest to a deciding fifth, but the 2020 US Open champion, still on the comeback trail from a wrist injury, struggled for consistency against Coric.

"I enjoyed the fight, it was great," Coric was quoted by ATP Tour website. "It was great to play in front of the home crowd. I was very happy with the way I was playing on the important points. I was very aggressive so I'm super happy with the win."

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