Monte Carlo Masters: Cameron Norrie crashes out in opening round to Francisco Cerundolo in Monaco

10.04.2023 - 12:21 eurosport.com

Cameron Norrie crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters in the opening round with a straight-sets defeat to Francisco Cerundolo.

The Brit lost 6-3 6-4 as he was blown away by Cerundolo’s 24 winners in a match lasting one hour and 11 minutes. Ad Norrie kicked off the European clay-court season as the 11th seed in Monte Carlo, but suffered a second consecutive opening-match tournament exit after losing to Gregoire Barrere at the Miami Open in March.

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But world No. 33 Cerundolo, a quarter-finalist in Miami, proved too strong. The Argentinean landed four aces to Norrie’s one and won 90% of his first serve points, while his impressive tally of winners was more than double Norrie’s 10.

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