Cameron Norrie progresses to Indian Wells, but the top seed Alexander Zverev after playing ‘awful’ | Tennis news
Cameron Norrie Britain fought from the set to reach the third round in Indian Wells, but the top seed Alexander Zverev was thrown out.
Norrie-Party at this event in 2021 was incended 23. Jiri Lehecka’s 3-6 6-4 7-5 seeds to secure a calculation on Sunday with 10th seed Tommy Paul in the last 32.
The British leads his career with Paul 3-1, but the couple did not meet the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2022 when Norrie won in direct sets.
Zverev lost 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) of the world no. 43 Tallon Griekspoor after serving for the match in the second set.
World no. 2 Now he has failed to pass the quarterfinals in each of the four events that played since Janik Sinner won him in the finals of the Australian Open in January.
Zverev: I’m disappointed with my game
Sinner’s quarterly ban has given Zverev the opportunity to advocate for the status of the world no. 1, but the German says he doesn’t think about it that his bad form continues.
“Either [on my mind] initially. It’s less now, because I’m just playing awful, Zverev said.
“I have to find my game before thinking about it, because in order to be the world no. 1, you have to win tournaments, and at the moment I do not pass the first or second round.
“I don’t play the level I want to play, I definitely don’t play anywhere near what I played in Australia. I’m just disappointed with my game.”
“Not clicking right now. I have to find a way to happen.”
Griekspoor, who finally turned his sixth match, said, “I am incredibly proud. It was such a mental battle to beat him. I beat him once, but then I lost the next six times, so it was such a mental thing. Happy to finally get him out of the way.”
Casper Rudd’s fourth seed joined Zverevo because he was knockout while lost 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-2 from American Marcus Giron, and the crowd erupted after the home player triumphed.
“It was an amazing victory. It will be one I look at with incredible memories,” Giron was born in California. “Do it here in my favorite tournament is special.
“I came to the tournament when I was younger and it was an amazing atmosphere.”
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