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Pecotic's boss was in the stands to watch his win against SockMatija Pecotic said he is going to "have to ask for another day off" from his full-time job in finance after a shock win at the Delray Beach Open.
Pecotic, who came through qualifying, was making his ATP Tour main draw debut against former world number eight Jack Sock and won 4-6 6-2 6-2 in Florida.
The 33-year-old Croatian hit 10 aces and 30 winners in a first-round match that lasted two hours and 10 minutes.
"I had to leave work early, my boss let me off," joked Pecotic.
And his boss watched on from his player box as the world number 784, who reached a career-high 206 in 2015, beat American Sock, who is 143 in the men's rankings.
"You've got to be realistic," Pecotic said.
"This is a former top 10 guy with an incredible amount of tennis experience and a huge serve. He came out serving 134mph on the first serve. It would be arrogant to think I'm going to come out and expect to win.
"But I figured if I could sink my teeth into the match and work on the two or three patterns I prepared before, that I'm going to have a chance."
Pecotic will play American Marcos Giron, who is ranked 55th in the world, in the last 16.
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