In a match played at the Cincinnati Open, Cam Norrie was eliminated after losing in straight sets against Roberto Bautista Agut last Sunday.
During the match, the British number 2 tennis player seemed to struggle due to the high temperatures, which ultimately led to his defeat with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
Norrie’s most recent participation was at the Canadian Open, where he was defeated by Aleksandar Vukic in the second round.
His preparation for the US Open continued in Cincinnati on Sunday, where he advanced directly to the second round. There, he faced experienced Spanish tennis player Bautista Agut, in a rematch of their Wimbledon encounter this summer, where Norrie emerged victorious.Cam Norrie’s Cincinnati Open campaign was brought to an end by Roberto Bautista Agut.Bautista Agut started strong in the first set, breaking Norrie’s serve in the fourth game and managing to hold his serve after some long games.
Norrie looked visibly sweaty in the eighth game and changed his shirt before a deuce point, where he prevented Bautista Agut from taking the set and finally got his first break point in the next game.
However, in the tenth game, he committed a double fault, allowing the Spaniard to break serve and win the set.
In the second set, Norrie continued to show signs of discomfort, but remained competitive. His valiant performance allowed him to save four match points and win the eighth game, despite having committed three double faults.
Bautista Agut took control in the next game and managed to close out the match.
In other results, Carlos Alcaraz overcame a complicated match against Damir Dzumhur with a score of 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Jasmine Paolini advanced to the next round with a close 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) victory over Maria Sakkari, and Coco Gauff also progressed after defeating Xinyu Wang 6-3, 6-2.
