British primary Cameron Norrie has misplaced in straight units to prime seed Carlos Alcaraz within the remaining of the Argentina Open.
Second seed Norrie, a Wimbledon semi-finalist final yr, had been searching for a fifth ATP Tour singles title on the clay-court occasion in Buenos Aires on Sunday.
But Alcaraz, returning after being sidelined since November with stomach and leg accidents, proved too sturdy, the 19-year-old US Open champion triumphing 6-3 7-5 in simply over an hour-and-a-half.
The match went with serve as much as 3-3 earlier than world No.2 Alcaraz broke Norrie twice in succession to safe the opening set.
Norrie, 27, was additionally damaged in his first service sport of the second set en path to going 3-0 down, and though he subsequently broke again at 5-3 and drew issues stage, it was Alcaraz who then battled by and clinched the win with an extra break.
“I felt very comfortable playing the final,” Spaniard Alcaraz advised atptour.com.
“I knew that it was going to be really difficult. I started really focused on what I had to do at the beginning, my game, my level. This is the level that I have to play in finals.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
