Croatia's Borna Coric and Donna Vekic outlasted Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rebeka Masarova 1-6 6-4 (14-12) in their Hopman Cup mixed doubles rubber on Saturday to secure a 2-1 victory that earned them a spot in the final against Switzerland.World number one Alcaraz earlier levelled the tie at 1-1 with a 6
Croatia's Borna Coric and Donna Vekic outlasted Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rebeka Masarova 1-6 6-4 in their Hopman Cup mixed doubles rubber on Saturday to secure a 2-1 victory that earned them a spot in the final against Switzerland.
The 20-year-old raced through the first set in 36 minutes, clearly having shaken off the rust from his game in the win over Belgian David Goffin a day earlier but Coric battled his way back into the match by edging a tight second set tiebreak.
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