Cameron Norrie knocked out of Indian Wells in third round as British No 2 loses to American 10th seed Tommy Paul
Cameron Norrie knocked out of Indian Wells in last 32 by American 10th seed Tommy Paul; Jack Draper sole Brit left in men's singles; Alexander Zverev's conqueror Tallon Griekspoor, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev reach fourth round; watch live on Sky Sports
Monday 10 March 2025 07:34, UK
Cameron Norrie's run at Indian Wells was ended in the third round with a 6-3 7-5 defeat to American 10th seed Tommy Paul.
Norrie won this prestigious event in 2021 and went on to reach the quarter-finals in the following two years but has now matched his last-32 exit from 12 months ago after going down in straight sets.
The British No 2's loss was sealed via a double fault - his third of that game - as Paul secured a last-16 encounter against fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, whose round-three opponent Alex Michelsen retired after just two games and one point due to apparent food poisoning.
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Draper sole Brit left in men's singles
British No 2 Norrie - who defeated Luca Nardi and 23rd seed Jiri Lehecka to reach this stage - was broken three times in the first set by Paul and then slipped a break down at 4-2 in the second before rallying to 4-4 and then moving 0-30 up on his opponent's serve.
Paul fought back from that predicament and then pounced in the 12th game of the second set after Norrie's glut of serving errors.
Norrie's defeat means Jack Draper is the sole Brit left standing in the men's singles after Jacob Fearnley was eliminated in round one by Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, who went on to lose to Draper.
Next up for Draper is American Jenson Brooksby, who pulled off a shock 6-4 6-2 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Medvedev advances alongside Griekspoor and Tsitsipas
Medvedev said of his bizarre win over Michelsen: "I like the way he plays and I think it would have been an interesting match. It was unfortunate for him but it happens. I hope he feels better soon."
Elsewhere, Tallon Griekspoor backed up his victory over top seed Alexander Zverev with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over big-serving 29th seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to book a last-16 clash versus 16th seed Frances Tiafoe or Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki.
Stefanos Tsitsipas - a week on from winning the Dubai Tennis Championships - beat Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 to reach the fourth round in California.
"I'm approaching these matches with determination and willingness to just leave it all out there on the court," Tsitsipas said.
"I want to get out there on the court and be a gladiator, and that's how I approach every single match I get to play."
The Greek eighth seed will face battle-tested Holger Rune after the Danish player dug deep to outlast Frenchman Ugo Humbert 5-7 6-4 7-5 with the backing of the crowd on centre court.
California Dreamin'
Unheralded Japanese player Yosuke Watanuki was all smiles while upsetting American Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-6 (8-6) to notch the biggest win of his career.
"I tried to enjoy today," said Watanuki, who is ranked world No 349. "Even though I missed a terrible backhand, it is Indian Wells, centre court. So even though I missed, I was happy."
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