In-form Coric upended by American Brooksby in second round at US Open

Coric had been considered an outside bet for the title after his recent win in Cincinnati

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September 1, 2022

Cincinnati champion Borna Coric suffered a surprise 6-4, 7-6 (10), 6-1 defeat by American Jenson Brooksby in the second round of the US Open on Thursday.

The No 25 seed, considered one of the outside bets for the title, had his chances in the second with seven set points, but went down in three to world No 43, who will now play either No 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz or Argentinian Federico Coria next.

The 21-year-old American benefited from the abandonment of Serb Dusan Lajovic (6-2, 6-0, 3-0) in the first round. Coric, ranked No 29, won against French qualifier Enzo Couacaud (6-2, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 4-6, 7-5).

US Open, New York City (Grand Slam), other second-round results

Daniel Evans (20) beat James Duckworth: 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Marin Čilić (15) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
Jack Draper beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (6): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Karen Khachanov (27) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Yibing Wu (Q) beat Nuno Borges (Q): 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Nick Kyrgios (23) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Tommy Paul (29) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Casper Ruud (5) beat Tim van Rijthoven: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Daniel Elahi Galan (Q) beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
J.J. Wolf (WC) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
Matteo Berrettini (13) beat Hugo Grenier (LL): 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7)
Andy Murray beat Emilio Nava (WC): 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0
Corentin Moutet (LL) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (21): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Pedro Cachin beat Brandon Holt (Q): 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)
Alex De Minaur (18) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Pablo Carreno Busta (12) beat Alexander Bublik: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5)