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Coric: "I Was Pushing Him To The Limits"

Most players would be down on themselves after surrendering multiple leads to Roger Federer in the semi-finals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. But Borna Coric isn’t most players. The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals semi-finalist burst onto the scene early in his young career, defeating the likes of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray as a teenager and claiming his maiden ATP World Tour title last year in Marrakech at the age of 20.  He showed his promise to a packed Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday in his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final, pushing Federer to the brink — leading by a set and 4-2, and then later a break on two separate occasions in the third set...

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Federer Outlasts Coric, Completes Best Start To A Season

Tennis fans will look back on Roger Federer's 2006 season as arguably the greatest in the Swiss' legendary career. A staggering 92-win campaign was kicked off with an impressive 16-0 run. For more than a decade, that win streak has stood as Federer's best start to a season. Until now. On Saturday, the World No. 1 completed a 17-0 run to kick off his 2018 campaign, storming back from the brink of defeat to overcome Borna Coric 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 at the BNP Paribas Open. With Pete Sampras and Rod Laver in attendance, Federer advanced to his eighth final in Indian Wells, exhibiting his trademark poise and guile to outlast his Croatian opponent in two hours and 21 minutes.  Very...

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Can Coric Stop Roger's Record Streak?

In a way, it is hard to believe that Roger Federer continues to create new records for himself in a sport in which he has re-written plenty of them. But in Saturday’s BNP Paribas Open semi-finals, the Swiss will have a chance to do so once again. The World No. 1 can eclipse his best start to a season (16-0 in 2006) by defeating 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Borna Coric to win his 17th straight match to begin the year. “What was I doing back then? I don't even remember what tournament I played first up and won,” Federer joked with the press about his start to 2006 after his quarter-final win against inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals...

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