Khachanov has started the season in valiant fashion having tested eventual champion Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open. Norrie’s return and clinical conversion rate takes on Khachanov’s serve and his ability to be clutch in the big moments.īrowse the Britwatch Sports Amazon Page for our latest Tennis equipment recommendations Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2021 – Hard) Norrie turned defence into attack and rallied to win five games in a row as he sealed five games in a row to seal his place in the second round and a much-needed win as he looks to find confidence this week in Holland.Ĭameron Norrie v Karen Khachanov H2H & Match FundamentalsĪfter an opening win of the season, Norrie will look to build on the momentum when he takes on Karen Khachanov. After being broken in the fourth game and trailing 4-1 at the change of ends, the Brit relied on the qualities that earned him a career high ranking last season and that was his ability to problem solve. In the second set there was much more purposeful aggression from Humbert as he took advantage of some passive Norrie play in the early stages. However Norrie overcame late resilience from the Frenchman to comfortably take the opening set 6-2. The Frenchman gradually played his way into the match as it looked like he was the player who hadn’t won a match this season. Humbert was looking to finish off points quickly at the net but was made to pay for that tactic as Norrie passed him on numerous occasions as he gained a quick double break lead for a 4-0 lead. Entering this match, Norrie was out of form and was waiting for his season to kickstart but showed no signs of that in the early exchanges as he produced aggressive tennis. Cameron Norrie earned his first win of the season with a straight sets win over Ugo Humbert in Rotterdam.

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