Borna Coric vs Ignacio Buse — Aix-en-Provence CH Semi-final

Aix-en-Provence CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
CRO
Borna Coric
#847ATP
29 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
clay
Ignacio Buse
PER
Ignacio Buse
#34ATP
1822ELO
1786Clay ELO
$949kYTD
$1.4MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
Coric B.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Buse I.
Coric B.
4662
Buse I.
6231

Borna Coric defeated Ignacio Buse 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Aix-en-Provence CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ignacio Buse came in ranked #34.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Coric B.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Buse I.

Buse I.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on clay

Coric B.Buse I.
—
Serve
41
—
Return
14

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Coric B.Buse I.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Coric B.Buse I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
87
Break points won·Slight edge
37
28
Deciding sets·Even
84
80
Tiebreaks·Even
90
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Coric B.Buse I.
Freshness·
—
93

Buse I.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Coric B.
Wawrinka S.
6-756-37-64
Semi-finals
Coric B.
Buse I.
4-66-26-3
Wawrinka S.
Gojo B.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buse I.
Opelka R.
7-642-3
Coric B.
Navone M.
7-56-4
Gojo B.
Vacherot V.
6-26-3
Wawrinka S.
Basavareddy N.
7-686-3
R16
Opelka R.
Moutet C.
7-637-63
Basavareddy N.
Ramos A.
7-57-5
Gojo B.
Galan D.
4-67-657-5
Coric B.
Rinderknech A.
7-636-4
Buse I.
Darderi L.
6-06-4
Navone M.
Halys Q.
6-26-4
Wawrinka S.
Popyrin A.
6-33-66-1
Vacherot V.
Munar J.
7-626-2
R32
Wawrinka S.
Blanchet U.
6-46-3
Gojo B.
Gaston H.
7-642-1
Basavareddy N.
Virtanen O.
7-57-63
Ramos A.
Bellucci M.
6-26-2
Rinderknech A.
Lajal M.
6-46-736-3
Moutet C.
Kotov P.
7-53-67-5
Coric B.
Herbert P.
6-26-776-1
Opelka R.
Jacquet K.
4-66-36-2
Buse I.
Kouame M.
6-26-4
Navone M.
Barrere G.
7-636-0
Vacherot V.
Gea A.
7-56-3
Galan D.
Harris B.
6-26-2