PARIS – British tennis player Cameron Norrie will face Jacob Fearnley in the third round of Roland Garros, in a match that will ensure British presence in the next phase of the tournament. However, Thursday’s day brought bad news for British women’s tennis, with the defeats of Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal in their respective second-round matches, ending Great Britain’s participation in the women’s singles competition. Norrie secured his place in the third round after defeating Argentine Federico Gomez with a score of 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-1. For his part, Fearnley advanced in his match after his opponent, Ugo Humbert, was forced to retire due to an injury in the second set.
In other notable results, Boulter fell to Keys with scores of 6-1, 6-3, while Kartal was defeated by Bouzkova. These eliminations add to that of Emma Raducanu, who was surpassed by Iga Swiatek on Wednesday.
Norrie, after overcoming a grueling five-set match against Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday, demonstrated his consistency by defeating Gomez. In the first set, Norrie had to fight to win the tiebreak 9-7. Subsequently, he took the lead in the second set, taking advantage of Gomez’s frustration, who committed his seventh double fault and then smashed his racket against the ground. Norrie secured the second set with a score of 6-2 and maintained his dominance in the third, where Gomez showed signs of physical problems. The match culminated in Norrie’s victory, who will now face Fearnley.It was a completely different match today. Different emotions going into the match being the favorite. Really different playing on a much smaller court. Obviously I was a little nervous about the match. I was also excited.
Cameron Norrie
On the Philippe-Chatrier court, Boulter faced Keys. Despite her three-set victory against Carole Monnet on Tuesday, Keys proved to be a tougher opponent. Boulter suffered a service break in the fourth game due to a double fault, and Keys continued to press, achieving a second break and taking the first set 6-1. Keys maintained her dominance in the second set, with relentless serving that kept Boulter at bay. Despite an attempted comeback by Boulter, Keys secured the second set 6-3.
At the beginning of the day, Kartal was eliminated by Bouzkova with a score of 6-1, 6-4. Kartal, who had overcome the first round against Erika Andreeva, could not advance in her match against Bouzkova.Yes, I feel like I could have done better. I think that’s where I have to look at myself and talk to my team a little bit about where I can improve.
Katie Boulter
