Madrid Open: Dan Evans, who last week advanced to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open, was defeated 6-3 6-2 by Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the second round of the Madrid Open. British No. 1 Cameron Norrie defeated qualifier Yosuke Watanuki in the first round of the Madrid Open.
In Madrid, Cameron Norrie finally brought the British nation some success when he defeated Yosuke Watanuki in qualifying.
The British had a terrible week with Andy Murray losing in the first round, Dan Evans losing earlier on Saturday, and Emma Raducanu pulling out owing to injury the day before the women’s event.
But Norrie made amends in a small way, winning with a margin of victory of 6-4 7-6 (7-5) over his opponent.
The 27-year-old made a poor start against Japan’s Watanuki and fell behind 4-1 early before firing off five consecutive games to win the first set. The player endured early exits on clay in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.
The second match was closer and went to a tiebreak on service before Norrie won it on his second match point. In the third round, the 11th seed will take on China’s Zhizhen Zhang, who is currently rated 99th in the world.
Prior to that, Evans, the British No. 2 and No. 24 in the world, was upset in straight sets by Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles.
The clay-court specialist, who is 18 places lower ranked than Evans, convincingly prevailed with a score of 6-3, 6-2 to set up a showdown with Roman Safiullin in the third round.
Evans took part in the Barcelona Open semifinals last week before losing to eventual finalist Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.
In order to advance to the round of 32, Daniil Medvedev defeated Andrea Vavassori of Italy 6-4 6-3. Dusan Lajovic of Serbia defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of France in a thrilling match 6-2 3-6 7-6 (7-5).
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