United Cup 2023: Francisco Cerundolo vs Borna Coric Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 United Cup as Francisco Cerundolo takes on Borna Coric in the group stages on Saturday, December 31st, 2022.

Will Borna Coric get the win? Will Francisco Cerundolo pull off the upset? This will be a fascinating one, where we have a rematch of the World Cup final as two big hitters try to get a good start to their seasons. Who will triumph and claim the victory for their country at the 2023 United Cup?

Francisco Cerundolo had a breakthrough year in 2022, reaching his first Masters semifinal and even winning a title, taking him to the year-end top 30. As he must face Borna Coric to win hope for Argentina to advance, he has to improve from his last match against Rinderknech and play some first-strike tennis. That’ll be very important against Coric, although I do expect the conditions to favor the Croat more as he looks to get the win for his country here at the 2023 United Cup.

Borna Coric had an amazing 2022, coming back from a terrible injury to win the Cincinnati Masters and move back into the top 30. If he wants to take down Francisco Cerundolo, he’ll have to try and lengthen the rallies and keep the backhand to backhand exchanges going, knowing when to pull the trigger down the line. Let’s see if he can continue his successes and get the win for Croatia at the 2023 United Cup.

Francisco Cerundolo and Borna Coric have met once before, with Borna Coric leading the head-to-head 1-0. Coric took him down in a close match at last year’s Davis Cup, not too long ago. I expect him to continue his pattern of play from that match and manage to work around the Argentine to claim the win for his country and look to advance here at the 2023 United Cup.