Cameron Norrie’s run at Indian Wells was ended within the third spherical with a 6-3 7-5 defeat to American tenth seed Tommy Paul.
Norrie received this prestigious occasion in 2021 and went on to achieve the quarter-finals within the following two years however has now matched his last-32 exit from 12 months in the past after happening in straight units.
The British No 2’s loss was sealed by way of a double fault – his third of that recreation – as Paul secured a last-16 encounter towards fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, whose round-three opponent Alex Michelsen retired after simply two video games and one level because of obvious meals poisoning.
Norrie registered three double faults within the ultimate recreation of the match
Draper sole Brit left in males’s singles
British No 2 Norrie – who defeated Luca Nardi and twenty third seed Jiri Lehecka to achieve this stage – was damaged thrice within the first set by Paul after which slipped a break down at 4-2 within the second earlier than rallying to 4-4 after which transferring 0-30 up on his opponent’s serve.
Paul fought again from that predicament after which pounced within the twelfth recreation of the second set after Norrie’s glut of serving errors.
Norrie’s defeat means Jack Draper is the only real Brit left standing within the males’s singles after Jacob Fearnley was eradicated in spherical one by Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, who went on to lose to Draper.
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Highlights as Tallon Griekspoor adopted his win over high seed Alexander Zverev by knocking out the big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Medvedev advances alongside Griekspoor and Tsitsipas
Medvedev mentioned of his weird win over Michelsen: “I like the way in which he performs and I believe it will have been an fascinating match. It was unlucky for him but it surely occurs. I hope he feels higher quickly.”
Elsewhere, Tallon Griekspoor backed up his victory over high seed Alexander Zverev with 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over big-serving twenty ninth seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to guide a last-16 conflict versus sixteenth seed Frances Tiafoe or Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki.
Plus, Stefanos Tsitsipas – per week on from profitable the Dubai Tennis Championships – beat Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 to achieve the fourth spherical in California, with Holger Rune or Ugo Humbert subsequent for him.
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