Borna Coric vs Valentin Royer — Zadar CH Final

Zadar CH · CHALLENGER · Final
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Borna Coric
#855ATP
29 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2025
clay
Valentin Royer
FRA5
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Coric B.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Royer V.
Coric B.
3662
Royer V.
6231

Borna Coric defeated Valentin Royer 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Zadar CH final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77, but Borna Coric had arrived on a 10-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Coric B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Coric B.

Serve advantage — Coric B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Coric B.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Coric B.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
59
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Slight edge
36
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
84
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
62

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Coric B.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Royer V.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.7
Surface form
10.0
10.010-match win streak
Win streak
10.011-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.6
Minutes 14d
4.9
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
2.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Coric B.Royer V.
Freshness·
—
62

Royer V.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Coric B.[3]
Royer V.[5]
3-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Coric B.[3]
Dzumhur D.[1]
6-41-0
Royer V.[5]
Dalla Valle E.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Dzumhur D.[1]
Poljicak M.
6-26-2
Dalla Valle E.
Kovalik J.[4]
6-23-67-66
Royer V.[5]
Fatic N.
7-627-5
Coric B.[3]
Jianu F.
7-626-3
R16
Poljicak M.
Kuzmanov D.
6-06-747-5
Coric B.[3]
Mikrut L.
6-26-3
Dalla Valle E.
Maestrelli F.
7-56-2
Royer V.[5]
Prizmic D.
6-37-64
Fatic N.
Sanchez Jover C.
6-36-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Piros Z.
6-46-1
Jianu F.
Svrcina D.[6]
3-66-44-2
Dzumhur D.[1]
Pavlovic L.
6-36-4
R32
Dalla Valle E.
Rehberg M.
3-66-36-1
Maestrelli F.
Ajdukovic D.[7]
4-66-36-4
Dzumhur D.[1]
Kolar Z.
7-662-66-2
Pavlovic L.
Blancaneaux G.
6-17-5
Poljicak M.
Topo M.
6-44-67-5
Kuzmanov D.
Squire H.[8]
7-676-3
Coric B.[3]
Cachin P.
7-56-1
Piros Z.
Misolic F.
7-56-4
Kovalik J.[4]
Dodig M.
7-56-3
Royer V.[5]
Andreev A.
6-43-66-4
Prizmic D.
Ymer E.
6-16-1
Sanchez Jover C.
Kopriva V.[2]
6-22-66-3
Fatic N.
Skatov T.
6-27-63
Jianu F.
Basic M.
6-46-4
Svrcina D.[6]
Martin A.
6-16-1
Mikrut L.
Arnaboldi F.
7-56-4