The Cameron Norrie race in Indian Wells ended in the third round with a 7-3 defeat 7-5 against the 10th American seeded Tommy Paul.
Norrie won this prestigious event in 2021 and reached the quarter -finals in the next two years, but has now equaled her last outing 12 months ago after going into two sets.
The defeat of the British no 2 was sealed via a double fault – his third in this match – while Paul obtained a meeting of the last 16 people against the fifth seed Daniil Medvedevof which the opponent of three towers Alex Michelsen retired after only two games and one due to apparent food poisoning.
Draper Sole Brit has left in simple masculine
British no 2 Norrie-who defeated Luca Nardi and the 23rd seeded Jiri Lehecka to reach this stage-was broken three times in the first set by Paul, then slipped a break at 4-2 in the second before gathering at 4-4, then moving 0-30 on the service of his opponent.
Paul retaliated from this difficult situation, then jumped in the 12th match of the second set after the overabundance of Norrie of service errors.
Norrie’s defeat means that Jack Draper is the only British on the left standing in male singles after Jacob Fearnley was eliminated in the first round by Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, who lost to draper.
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Protective facts while Tallon Griekspoor followed his victory over the seeded Alexander Zverev by eliminating the Giovanni Mpeshi Giovanni Mpeshi
Medvedev advances alongside Griekspoor and Tsisipas
Medvedev said about his bizarre victory over Michelsen: “I like the way he plays and I think it would have been an interesting match. It was unhappy for him, but that happens. I hope he will feel better soon.”
Elsewhere, Tallon Griekspoor supported his victory over the head of Alexander Zverev with 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 Victory on the 29th seeded Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard to reserve a last confrontation against the 16th head of Frances Tiafoe or the Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki.
More, Stefanos Tsitipas – A week after winning the Dubai tennis championships- beaten Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 to reach the fourth round in California, with Holger Rune or Ugo Humbert then for him.
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