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British primary Cameron Norrie misplaced 6-3 6-0 to Argentine Francisco Cerundolo within the semi-finals of the ATP Tour occasion in Lyon on Friday.
Norrie seemed to be struggled bodily, clutching his abdomen at instances through the second set.
It appeared he would possibly retire when he headed to his bench through the opening recreation of the second set, however the world quantity 14 managed to complete the match.
Norrie, 27, had gained the event in 2022 and reached the ultimate in 2021.
However, in opposition to Twenty eighth-ranked Cerundolo, the Briton dropped serve within the opening recreation and by no means seemed like getting again into the competition.
“He played better than me and that showed in the score,” stated Norrie. “I was disappointed with my level compared to the other two matches.
“I’ve had a couple of matches earlier than the French Open, which is precisely what I got here right here to do. It was a troublesome technique to exit however he performed higher than me and deserved the win.”
Cerundolo, 24, stated he “performed top-of-the-line matches of the season” and added: “I’m tremendous comfortable as a result of it was a tricky match. Cam is a good participant, however I performed amazingly and I’m comfortable to be within the remaining.”
The French Open begins on Sunday with Norrie, the 14th seed, playing French wildcard Benoit Paire, 34, in the first round.
Jarry continues wonderful run to succeed in remaining
In the Geneva Open in Switzerland, Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, ranked 54th in the world, will play Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in Saturday’s final.
Unseeded Jarry, 27, has enjoyed a fine tournament with wins over sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the last 16 and world number four Casper Ruud of Norway in the quarter-finals.
Jarry backed that up with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 victory over third seed Alexander Zverev of Germany in the semi-finals on Friday.
World number 33 Dimitrov, who has been as high as third in the world rankings, showed great form as he fought back from a set down to beat world number nine Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-2).
The final is the second match of the day on Saturday after Britain’s Jamie Murray and New Zealand’s Michael Venus face the pairing of Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in the men’s doubles final.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
