Carlos Alcaraz vs Borna Coric
May 5, 2023 10:00 am EDT
The Line: Borna Coric +800 / Carlos Alcaraz -1429
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Carlos Alcaraz and Borna Coric meet in the semifinal of the 2023 tennis Madrid Open. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Carlos Alcaraz is coming off a straight set win over Karen Khachanov that took 22 games to decide. In the victory, Alcaraz won 77 percent of his first serve points and 43 percent of his second serve points. Alcaraz won 66 percent of his total service points and converted on 3 of his 6 break points. Alcaraz got 68 percent of his first serves in play and hit 5 aces. Alcaraz has now won 19 of his last 20 matches since Indian Wells. Alcaraz looks to make back to back final appearances in Madrid. Alcaraz looks to make his 13th career final appearance overall and his fourth Masters 1000 final. Alcaraz is 3-2 in career Masters 1000 semifinal matches. Alcaraz has won 9 straight matches on hard court.
Borna Coric is coming off a straight set win over Daniel Altmaier that took 18 games to decide. In the victory, Coric won 90 percent of his first serve points and 60 percent of his second serve points. Coric won 80 percent of his total service points and converted on 3 of his 5 break points. Coric got 67 percent of his first serves in play and hit 2 aces. Coric has been the surprise of the tournament, as he entered Madrid on a 5-match losing streak. Coric looks to make his ninth career final appearance overall and his third Masters 1000 final. Coric is 2-1 in career Masters 1000 semifinal matches. Coric has 18 career wins over top-10 players, with 4 of those wins coming last year. Coric has won 6 of his last 9 matches on hard court.
There’s no match history between these 2 players.
Coric is no slouch and capable of putting together a good enough performance to shock the world. However, Coric has had a favorable path to get to this point, and we can’t ignore his struggles entering this tournament just because he’s won 4 straight. Alcaraz is the hottest player on the planet right now, and we know his comfortability on clay. I’m just not in the business of stepping in front of Alcaraz.
Give me Alcaraz in straight sets to shave the juice.
