(Tennis news) British number 1 Cameron Norrie dropped the opening set to home favourite Tomas Martin Etcheverry but made a stunning comeback to secure a 5-7 6-0 6-3 victory. Norrie’s ambition of reaching his second tour semi-final of the season looked in jeopardy as world number 82 Etcheverry took the opening set, much to the delight of home fans. However, the 27 year old showed exactly why he is the number 1 tennis player in Britain as he bounced back in fantastic fashion, adapting his game to win the second set before dominating the decider which was split in two because of rains.
The result means that Cameron Norrie will face either third seed Lorenzo Musetti or Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas in the semi-finals. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will take on Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic and Francisco Cerundolo will face Bernabe Zapata Miralles. In the women’s category, world number 1 Iga Swiatek defeated Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets. She will now take on Jessica Pegula in the final, after the American beat Maria Sakkari 6-2 4-6 6-1.
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