Norrie saves match point in superb Montreal fightback

Norrie saves match point in superb Montreal fightback

Britain's Cameron Norrie saved a match point as he produced a superb fightback to beat world number seven Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open.Norrie was a set and 5-2 down against the Australian third seed before coming through 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to reach the fourth round.De Minaur, leading by a double-break, had a match point on his own serve in the second set but double-faulted.He twice served for the match but, at 5-4 up, double-faulted again to put the set back on level terms.World number 37 Norrie edged the tie-break and then ran away with the deciding set to complete victory in two hours and 52 minutes."It was a great match to win and to test my level, and I can take so much confidence from this one," the 30-year-old said."The level was so high the first two sets. "From the beginning, [de Minaur] came out firing and I had to match it."Norrie - who reached the Los Cabos semi-finals last week - will face France's Arthur Fils for a place in the quarter-finals.De Minaur's exit means that fifth seed Ben Shelton is the only top-10 men's player remaining in Montreal.World number one Jannik Sinner and third-ranked Novak Djokovic withdrew before the tournament began, while top seed Alexander Zverev lost his first match.Sixth-ranked Daniil Medvedev, seventh seed Taylor Fritz and world number nine Flavio Cobolli also all lost in the second round.

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