Cincinnati Open: Cameron Norrie knocked out in straight-sets defeat to Roberti Bautista Agut
Cameron Norrie is out of the Cincinnati Open after a straight-sets defeat; the US Open is live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app from August 24
Monday 11 August 2025 06:18, UK
Cameron Norrie was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open following a straight-sets defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut.
At times during the contest, the British No 2 looked to be struggling in hot conditions and was eventually beaten 6-4 6-3.
Norrie's last outing came at the Canadian Open, where he was beaten by Aleksandar Vukic in the second round.
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His US Open preparations continued on Sunday in Cincinnati, where he received a bye into the second round to come up against veteran Spaniard Bautista Agut in a rematch of their first-round clash at Wimbledon this summer, where Norrie edged to victory.
Bautista Agut started brightly in the opening set, breaking Norrie's serve in the fourth game and did well to hold his serve following some lengthy games.
Norrie was visibly drenched in sweat serving in the eighth game and changed his shirt prior to deuce, where he prevented Bautista Agut from snatching the set and eventually clinched his first break point in the following game.
However, in the 10th game he served a double fault, allowing the Spaniard to break and win the set.
During the second set, Norrie continued to look unwell but remained competitive as a brave performance saw him save four match points to clinch the eighth game, despite having served three double faults.
Bautista Agut then took control in the following game and was able to serve out the match.
Elsewhere, Carlos Alcaraz overcame a tricky contest against world No 56 Damir Dzumhur to win 6-1 2-6 6-3.
Alcaraz has reached the final of his last six tournaments but was not his usual self, having to overcome his own errors to control the third set.
Jasmine Paolini edged into the next round with a tight 7-6 (2) 7-6 (5) victory over Maria Sakkari and Coco Gauff also progressed after beating Xinyu Wang 6-3 6-2.
"I had a shaky start with the serve but I was able to push through and figure that out," Gauff said.
"Just taking my time and remembering the things we worked on in practice and just trying not to, I guess, fall into the same old patterns."
Iga Swiatek is the first player through to the last 16 after her opponent Marta Kostyuk withdrew ahead of their scheduled match on Monday due to a wrist injury.
On Monday at around 6pm, Britain's Emma Raducanu will go up against world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, two months after their Wimbledon clash.
Watch the Cincinnati Open up until August 18 before we head to the US Open in New York for qualifying and the main draw from August 24 at 3pm, live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports app, giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost. Find out more here.
