Coric and Halys win battle of next generation kids


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Tennis - Madrid Open - Novak Djokovic of Serbia v Borna Coric of Croatia - Madrid, Spain - 4/5/16 Coric returns the ball. REUTERS/Susana Vera

PARIS (Reuters) - Four of the hottest prospects in the men's game clashed at the French Open on Tuesday with Croatian trailblazer Borna Coric and French teenager Quentin Halys reaching the second round.

Nineteen-year-old Coric, already a seasoned Tour professional ranked 47 in the world, had the unusual experience of playing someone younger than himself in American 18-year-old Taylor Fritz. And he made his 'experience' count.

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