Borna Coric is making his name as the most talked-about teenager in tennis.
Borna to do it —
Borna Coric is making his name as the most talked-about teenager in tennis.
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He is the youngest player in the top 100 at the age of 18, having already beaten 14-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, a double major winner.
Being extraordinary —
He is the youngest player in the top 100 at the age of 18, having already beaten 14-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, a double major winner.
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His breakthrough victory came in Basel in November 2014 when he beat Spain's Nadal. He became the first 17-year-old to get into double digits in the rankings since 2004.
Nadal breakthrough —
His breakthrough victory came in Basel in November 2014 when he beat Spain's Nadal. He became the first 17-year-old to get into double digits in the rankings since 2004.
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Coric followed that up with victory over Murray, the 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon winner, at the Dubai Championships in February 2015.
Murray bested —
Coric followed that up with victory over Murray, the 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon winner, at the Dubai Championships in February 2015.
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"I felt very proud and I'm still very proud, it's an unbelievable thing," he told CNN's Open Court show of those acclaimed victories. "It gave me confidence that I can play with these big guys. I started to believe even more that I can become a top 10 tennis player."
Rising star —
"I felt very proud and I'm still very proud, it's an unbelievable thing," he told CNN's Open Court show of those acclaimed victories. "It gave me confidence that I can play with these big guys. I started to believe even more that I can become a top 10 tennis player."
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Coric took up the game aged five when he saw his father play, and went on to win the 2013 U.S. Open junior boys' title.
Junior champ —
Coric took up the game aged five when he saw his father play, and went on to win the 2013 U.S. Open junior boys' title.
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Coric counts 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic as his mentor. The former world No. 2 guided compatriot Marin Cilic to U.S. Open glory as his coach in 2014, and told CNN that Coric can also can win a grand slam.
Croatian mentor —
Coric counts 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic as his mentor. The former world No. 2 guided compatriot Marin Cilic to U.S. Open glory as his coach in 2014, and told CNN that Coric can also can win a grand slam.
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Coric couldn't repeat his defeat of Nadal when they met in the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open but he has set his goals high: "I think everyone's goal is to be No. 1 in the world."
Number one target —
Coric couldn't repeat his defeat of Nadal when they met in the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open but he has set his goals high: "I think everyone's goal is to be No. 1 in the world."
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Coric is a big boxing fan, citing former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson as one of his heroes. He incorporates boxing into his training regime.
Box to box —
Coric is a big boxing fan, citing former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson as one of his heroes. He incorporates boxing into his training regime.
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"When somebody has something, that thing that you cannot buy, that you cannot learn, you have to be born with it," Ivanisevic said of Coric. "The way he plays points, the way he's fighting -- he's like a pit bull."<br />
The pit bull —
"When somebody has something, that thing that you cannot buy, that you cannot learn, you have to be born with it," Ivanisevic said of Coric. "The way he plays points, the way he's fighting -- he's like a pit bull."
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