Coric on representing Croatia at ATP Cup: 'It is a special feeling'

Coric said that it's something different and that after playing the same tournaments constantly; he is looking forward to playing in a new one with a different format.

He added that with the US Open for example, there is a routine to proceedings; but being with a team, it is new and it is exciting.

"It is going to be something different. We never had that and I am just really looking forward to seeing how it is going to look and how the courts are going to be. There are not many tournaments which I haven’t played on the calendar, to be honest; so I am always looking forward when I have something new. Especially now, with this new format as well," said Coric.

"When you come to the US Open for the seventh time, eighth time or 10th time, you know everything, you have some routine and you know how things are going. There it is going to be new. It is going to be again with a team; so that is also very exciting."

He said that for the whole team, it is a great feeling to represent their country and that it is more fun as when you are in a team, it pushes you as a player.

"It is great. It is a special feeling, for sure. You don’t get many chances to do it. For the whole team it is a bit different because we are used to being alone all the time, not having too much company, just with our team which is small, maybe one or two people. So it is definitely different."

"You have much more fun, but also when you play I think you give even more of yourself [when] you play for a team, you play for a country and so automatically you are going to push a little more."