(VIDEO) 3am in Los Cabos and Coric fails to notice he has won Quarter-Final tie hilariously

Borna Coric didn't realize he qualified for the semifinals of the Los Cabos Open after defeating Ilya Ivashka.

The Croatian player continues his successful run in Los Cabos, where he entered as the 8th seed. In the first round, he had a bye and then defeated Jasper Jung to advance to the quarterfinals, where he faced the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka.

The World No. 16 performed at a high level, especially with his serve, winning 84% of the points played with his first serve, and secured the victory with a score of 6-3, 6-4 in their first-ever encounter.

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At the end of the match, Coric didn't realize that he had won the match and headed towards the towel box, thinking that the game was still ongoing. The chair umpire announced the final score, and Coric quickly realized his mistake, rushing back to the net for the handshake with his opponent.

“We'll let @borna_coric off for forgetting the score considering it's 3am in Los Cabos”

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The match started past midnight, as both the match between Alex de Minaur and Tommy Paul and the clash between Nicolas Jarry and Stefanos Tsitsipas went to three sets, causing a delay in the final match between Ivashka and Coric.

The 26-year-old tennis player reached a new semifinal in a tournament, his first since his elimination at the 2023 Madrid Open at the hands of the eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.

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Coric will face Tsitsipas in the semifinals, and their head-to-head record is evenly matched, as they have faced each other six times, with each player securing three victories.

When considering only matches played on outdoor hard courts like in Los Cabos, Coric holds a 2-1 advantage over Tsitsipas. Additionally, their most important encounter took place in the final of the 2022 Cincinnati Open, where Coric surprised Tsitsipas to claim his first Masters 1000 title of his career.