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 residence favorite Luca Van Assche 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to guide his quarter-final spot on the indoor hard-court ATP 250. In search of 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 prospect to get revenge,” stated Norrie. “I’ve lots of respect for him. He’s so robust to play and I needed to actually serve nicely and provide you with some actually good things, particularly within the third set, to get a break. Then I managed to carry my nerve and serve it out, however lots of credit score to Luca to return out and compete the way in which he did.”

Norrie transformed three of six break factors he earned in opposition to Van Assche, in accordance with 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 making an attempt to play level for level, and actually simply take pleasure in competing within the final week of the yr for me,” stated Norrie, who will contest his first ATP Tour quarter-final since April in Barcelona. “It’s a superb week up to now. I simply wish to take it match by match and stick round in Metz one other day. I wish to preserve going and I’m positively going to need to preserve bettering my degree to have any likelihood of going additional on the match.”

Regardless of Van Assche’s loss, there was loads 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 received 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.