Norrie left ruing fine margins in Queen's loss to Dimitrov

Cameron Norrie was left rueing fine margins with after a first-round defeat to Grigor Dimitrov in the LTA's cinch Championships at The Queen's Club. Norrie, last year's finalist, was given a tough opener against The Queen's Club champion from 2014 who prevailed 6-7 (2) 6-1 6-4 in an entertaining match on Centre Court. Ad/> Reflecting on a hard-fought defeat, the 26-year-old revealed he was pleased with where his game was at, if disappointed with the result.

TennisSimona Halep back to winning-ways on grass at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham20 MINUTES AGO «I think it just came down to a couple of points,» Norrie reflected. «I played really well, he just played a little too good for me. »Obviously he likes these conditions.

«I looked at the whole draw and thought everyone was in for a rough draw. It's pretty stacked here this week. »And Grigor likes the surface and these courts, he was preparing early.

«It was perfect preparation for me I get play against someone who really likes these conditions. »But I honestly thought I played a great a match and was really happy with my level today." Both player's serves were in full working order in the first set, which went to an almost inevitable tiebreak without a break registered. But Norrie impressed in the first-set decider with some accurate passing shots and high-level serving.

However, Bulgarian Dimitrov is always a difficult opponent on grass and showed his quality to take the second set 6-1, sending the match to a decider. The Brit did force break point opportunities in the third set, but it was the Bulgarian who took a mammoth, yet vital fifth game to seize the initiative. Despite displaying a real resilience to keep the match alive, Norrie was unable to break back