Week 8 - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Tanaqui · Club Coach

RE: Week 8 - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

SuperT · Futures level

Stircrazy wrote:
SF: (Q) Mariano Navone (ARG) WR 113 defeated (2) Cameron Norrie WR 23 by 4 & 2

I didnt see the match but Steven posted on Twitter that he thought Cam looked unwell.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Andy tweeting about the South American events

x.com/andy_murray/status/1761483571900928435

And the fan support being so strong

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Andy tweeting about the South American events

x.com/andy_murray/status/1761483571900928435

And the fan support being so strong

Ps I was in love with Gabi S when I saw her at Wimbledon when younger - think i still am!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Cam was obviously under the weather in some way

x.com/thetennistalker/status/1761541484090904907

christ · Futures level

Mr Norrie was apparently unwell toward the end of the first set, which I missed: the discussion on Sky between sets (when he took off to the "locker room" for an extended period - I don't know if it was an MTO or just a Delhi-belly break) was about how he had never retired part way through a match. He wasn't playing very well when he came back to court - lots of fruitless serving and volleying in an attempt to shorten points. The opponent kept his concentration well, and just cruised.

Tanaqui · Club Coach

Thanks for the report, christ. While it's not great news that Cam was unwell (let's hope with a short-term bug rather than an injury), it's at least a better reason for the loss than "he just played badly."

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Yes, I saw some of the match and he was making no attempt to reach shots that normally he would have sped to. Clearly below par.