Cameron Norrie defeats Luca Van Assche in Metz | ATP Tour

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Norrie completes Van Assche revenge job in Metz

Residence hope Bonzi upsets Ruud, performs Halys in QFs

November 06, 2024

Payback was candy for Cameron Norrie on Wednesday on the Moselle Open.

The Briton overcame #NextGenATP house favorite Luca Van Assche 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to e book his quarter-final spot on the indoor hard-court ATP 250. Looking for to avenge a three-set loss to Van Assche on the ATP Challenger Tour final month, Norrie delivered an emphatic third-set show to seal a one-hour, 52-minute victory in Metz.

“Luca and I performed a few weeks in the past in Roanne in a Challenger and he received me final time, so it was good to face him once more and have the possibility to get revenge,” stated Norrie. “I’ve numerous respect for him. He’s so powerful to play and I needed to actually serve nicely and give you some actually great things, particularly within the third set, to get a break. Then I managed to carry my nerve and serve it out, however numerous credit score to Luca to come back out and compete the best way he did.”

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Norrie transformed three of six break factors he earned in opposition to Van Assche, in response to Infosys ATP Stats. The previous No. 8 within the PIF ATP Rankings, who is that this week competing because the World No. 57 after an injury-disrupted 2024, will subsequent tackle Zizou Bergs, who eased previous Hugo Gaston 6-4, 7-5.

“I’m simply attempting to play level for level, and actually simply get pleasure from competing within the final week of the 12 months for me,” stated Norrie, who will contest his first ATP Tour quarter-final since April in Barcelona. “It’s an excellent week to this point. I simply need to take it match by match and stick round in Metz one other day. I need to maintain going and I’m undoubtedly going to must maintain bettering my stage to have any likelihood of going additional on the match.”

Regardless of Van Assche’s loss, there was a lot for the house followers to cheer on Wednesday in Metz. Quentin Halys kicked off the day by prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an all-French conflict in opposition to Pierre-Hugues Herbert, whereas Benjamin Bonzi later upset second seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4.

Bonzi gained 85 per cent (33/39) of factors behind his first serve in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head conflict with World No. 7 Ruud. It was the largest win of the 28-year-old’s profession, and he’ll subsequent tackle Halys in his first tour-level quarter-final since February 2023.