Madrid Open 2022 - 'I sound like I've been smoking' - Cameron Norrie battles past Kwon Soon-Woo after sickness

Cameron Norrie made is through to the last 32 at the Madrid Open after edging past Kwon Soon-Woo 7-5, 7-5. The British number one and world number 11 was in exceptional form against an energetic opponent in the first round in Madrid. Ad/> In both sets he battled back from a break down but eventually ran his opponent into the ground with a famous stamina that has proven too much even for some of the world's best in the past 12 months.

ATP BarcelonaNorrie battles back to beat Gerasimov and reach Barcelona Open last 1619/04/2022 AT 21:35 And Norrie admitted that, after feeling ill, he was happy to make it past a tough opponent who took the first 10 points of the night in an electric opening. "(Kwon) got off to a great start in quick conditions," said Norrie. «I tried to prepare as well as I could, but he's playing well and came out flying and was really confident.

It's exactly the match I needed in the first round and I am happy to get through it. Osaka teases potential Wimbledon mixed doubles partner 'Nadal is no longer number one' — Djokovic says son has new favourite player »I managed to play a bit better than him in the bigger moments and executed well in the last game." Norrie is rarely outpaced by opponents, but Kwon's start caught even him by surprise. The South Korean was electric around the court but could not maintain his early intensity throughout the match, with Norrie capitalising on that fact.

Twice a break up, Norrie held his nerve to break back and Kwon began to make unforced errors towards the end of each set. And while Norrie did not feel 100 per cent himself, he was counting on Kwon's energy levels to dip too. «I've been a bit sick; I sound like I’ve smoked a pack of ciggies,» admitted Norrie.