Cameron Norrie beats France’s Benoît Paire to reach second round at Flushing Meadows
The 27-year-old has a day to recover from his first-round match and prepare to face Portugal’s João Souza in the second round.
The past 12 months have been a breakthrough year for Norie after winning her first singles title at Indian Wells last September and reaching the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this summer.
Now he’s looking to go one step further in the final Grand Slam of the year.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Norrie’s second round bout…
When is Cameron Norrie’s next match?
Nory will take a day off before facing Joao Sousa on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
The time and courtroom for the lawsuit have not yet been confirmed and will likely be assigned after today’s match ends.
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Who will be Cameron Norrie’s opponents?
Joao Sousa will face Norrie in the second round of the US Open. The 33-year-old beat world No. 77 MacKenzie McDonald in the first round, where he beat 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to advance to the second round. I have advanced.
Sousa is currently ranked 59th in the world, having peaked at 28 in May 2016. He has reached his fourth round at both the US Open and Wimbledon in 2018 and his 2019 respectively, and has reached his third round at the Australian Open in 2019. .
The Portuguese ace has four career titles to his name, most recently reaching the second round of the French Open.
Who could Cameron Norrie play next?
If Cameron Norrie can beat Joan Sousa, he will face either American server powerhouse John Isner or Norway’s world-ranked 26 Holger Loon.
Isner, 37, is best known for the longest match in Grand Slam history when he faced qualifier Nicolas Mahut at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.
Isner eventually won the match after 11 hours and 5 minutes. The score he was 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68. The final game itself was longer than the longest game record ever.
Who else will be in the second round?
Norrie will be joined in the second round by fellow Brits Jack Draper, Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Harriet Dart.
Murray defeated world No. 24 Francisco Cerundro to advance to the second round, while Dan Evans beat Giri Vesely in straight sets.
Draper also won a match against Emile Roosvuori in straight sets and now faces Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal defeats Australia’s Linkey Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 to advance to the second round of the US Open, where he faces Italy’s Fabio Fognini tomorrow. To do.
