Marin Cilic’s comeback from a shoulder injury will begin on Saturday in Indian Wells. Cilic is facing Juan Monaco in the second round, while Bernard Tomic is going up against Borna Coric.

(32) Bernard Tomic vs. (Q) Borna Coric

Tomic and Coric will be going head-to-head for the first time when they collide in round two of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. It has already been a successful and somewhat dramatic week for Coric, who just barely missed direct entry into the main draw and had to qualify. The 18-year-old Croat outlasted Bjorn Fratangelo 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(7) in the final round then beat Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday. Coric, who upset Rafael Nadal last fall in Basel, reached the Dubai semifinals last month as a lucky loser and stunned Andy Murray along the way.

Coric is no stranger to the role of underdog and he will be just…