Borna Coric deletes social media, likely due to abuse following Vukic loss at Canadian Open

Croatia’s tennis star Borna Coric has deleted his account from the social media platform Instagram.

The 26-year-old has recently lost in the Omnium Banque Nationale Canadian Open opening round fixture against Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-3.

It is anticipated that the move is likely to avoid any backlash after that defeat.

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The result of the Omnium Banque Nationale Canadian Open will definitely going to be a big blow for Coric in his preparations for the upcoming mega-event.

The world number 15 has yet to win a major title in his career despite turning pro 10 years back.

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His best performance to date in any of the Grand Slams came in the US Open in 2020 when he was knocked out from the quarterfinal stage after losing to Alexander Zverev of Germany with a score of 1-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.

This year, Coric was knocked out of the first round from the Australian Open and Wimbledon whereas he exited the French Open after losing the third-round tie to Argentina’s Tomás Martín Etcheverry with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.

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A great @usopen for @borna_coric. Plenty to build on for the rest of the season 👏

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