by Robert Duff in Tennis

Will it be fourth-time lucky for Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Western & Southern Open. Auger-Aliassime is facing Croatian Borna Coric in the quarterfinals.

It’s the fourth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 tournament in which he’s finding himself in the quarterfinals. Thus far, world #9 Auger-Aliassime is 0-for-3 in terms of advancing forward to the semifinal stage.

Oddsmakers are setting Auger-Aliassime as the -220 favorite to defeat Coric in their quarterfinal match in this Cincinnati-based tournament.

Coric, rated as high as #12 in the ATP rankings in 2018, underwent right shoulder surgery in May of 2021. Currently ranked #152, Coric will move into the top 100 because of his performance in the Western & Southern Open. He’s already defeated two seeded players at this event.

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The match is set to get underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, August 19. Viewing is available on the Tennis Channel.

In the Western & Southern Open betting trends, #7 seed Auger-Aliassime was set as the +2500 co-eighth betting choice to win in the tournament’s opening betting lines. Coric is unseeded.

At odds of -220, Auger-Alliasime is given an implied probability of victory of 68.75%. Bet $10 on Felix and if he comes through to win the watch, the payout will add up to $14.50.

In the round of 16 against Jannik Sinner, Auger-Aliassime came within the skin of his teeth of heading home. He was down a set and a break. Then he donned his rally cap, staging a remarkable comeback.

Sinner took the first set 6-2 and was up 4-2 in the second set. He twice got to match point in the second set, but couldn’t finish off the feisty Canadian.

Felix Auger Aliassime with the comeback win! 🇨🇦

He beats Jannik Sinner 2-6, 7-6, 6-1, to advance to the quarterfinals at #CincyTennis! pic.twitter.com/5OZXuqeLpo

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 19, 2022

Auger-Aliassime came charging back to take the match 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1. He broke the 10th-seeded Sinner three times on eight break points in the match that lasted two hours and 28 minutes.

Auger-Aliassime has now reached four consecutive ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals. Interestingly enough, he’ll be seeking to reach his first semifinal at this level since 2019 in Miami. He did so by beating Coric 7-6(3), 6-2 in the quarterfinals.

Working his way back from shoulder surgery that cost him almost a year, Coric returned to the tennis court in March. He appears to be finding his game in Cincinnati.

He took out #15 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-3 in the round of 16. That victory followed his stunning 7-6(11-9), 4-6, 6-3 dismissal of #2 seed Rafael Nadal in the round of 32.

Borna backs it up 💪 @borna_coric defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-3 to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final in over three years! #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/cse1rmYK4p

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 18, 2022

Against Bautista Agut, Coric needed just one hour and 22 minutes to get the job done. Coric raced to a 4-0 lead in the first set. He also got out to a 3-1 advantage to launch the second set.

Coric saved all five break-points he faced during the match. At the same time, the Croatian player was able to break Bautista Agut’s service four different times.

He survived a two-hour, 51-minute marathon with Nadal. Coric saved two set points to win the first-set tiebreak.

Auger-Aliassime and Coric have split two previous on-court meetings, both in ATP Masters 1000 events. However, those previous clashes come with caveats attached.

4th consecutive M1000 QF for Auger Aliassime:

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 19, 2022

Firstly, both occurred three years ago in 2019. Secondly, Coric beat Auger-Aliassime on a clay-court surface at Rome. Auger-Aliassime got the better of Coric on an outdoor hard-court surface in that previously-mentioned quarterfinal at Miami.

Felix Auger-Aliassime VSBorna Coric 9 ATP Ranking 152 1 ATP Titles 2 10 ATP Final Appearances 7 37-19 W-L (2022) 7-8 84% Service Games Won 75% 37% Return Games Won 15% 65% Break Points Saved 57% 582 Aces 57

Coric was able to dominate Bautista Agut with his service game. The Croatian scored 16 aces, compared to one by the Spaniard. He won’t be able to do that to Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian held a 14-4 edge in aces over Sinner.

Medvedev vs Fritz 🇺🇸 🇬🇷Tsitsipas vs Isner 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Norrie vs Alcaraz 🇪🇸 🇨🇦 Auger-Aliassime vs Coric 🇭🇷#CincyTennis

— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 19, 2022

Both of these players are big hitters and are brimming with confidence. Coric is certainly in with a chance here and won’t go down easily, but when Auger-Aliassime is on top of his game, he’s tough to beat.

Picks: Over 22.5 games (-120); Auger-Aliassime 2-1 (+280

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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.

An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.

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