Alexander Zverev Loses to Borna Coric in U.S. Open Second Round

No. 4-seed Alexander Zverev was a favorite at US Open 2017, but he exited in the second round.

No. 4-seed Alexander Zverev lost in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday evening, falling Croatia's Borna Coric 6-3, 5-7, 6-7, 6-7 on the Grandstand court.

20-year-old Zverev, a favorite to make a deep run at the U.S. Open and an ATP rising star, played a late first round match on Monday night that ended after 2 a.m., beating Darian King in three sets. But Zverev was unable to recover and pull together a win against the 20-year-old Croatian.

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The pair of ATP Next-Genners are familar foes: As 16-year-olds, Zverev and Coric faced off in the juniors semifinal at the 2013 U.S. Open, where Coric won 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 en route to the title. On the ATP Tour two years later, Coric once against bested Zverev, winning in three sets in Cincinnati.

Before his U.S. Open loss, World No. 6 Zverev was having a breakout season, winning five titles already in 2017.

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Published Aug 31, 2017 | Modified Aug 31, 2017

JAMIE LISANTI

Jamie Lisanti is the Managing Editor, Features and Special Projects at Sports Illustrated. She started her career as an SI reporter in 2014 and since then, her work has spanned tennis, college basketball, Olympics, women's sports and more. She leads SI’s editorial franchises and tentpole event coverage, including Sportsperson of the Year, Digital Covers, Sports & Style and The Power List. A former college soccer player, she is also a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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