Sebastian Korda Defeats Cameron Norrie in Quarterfinals of ATP 500 at Queen’s

The American tennis player Sebastian Korda eliminated the British Cameron Norrie 6-4, 7-6(1) after 1h27m of play in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Queen’s. In this way, the No. 32 in the world will face either Carlos Alcaraz or Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals.

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Sebastian Korda suffered a wrist injury in mid-March, interrupting what could be an interesting start to the season. The American reached the final of the ATP 250 in Adelaide and then the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. His time on the dust tour was not very good, and now he is looking to recover on the grass. From the opposite side came the recently Cameron Norrie, who occupies No. 13 in the ATP ranking. So far, title in Rio de Janeiroendings in Auckland and Buenos Airesand semifinals in Lyon the highlight of his year.

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Sebastian Korda and Cameron Norrie met in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 at Queen’s.

At the start of the match, the American put his rival in a tight spot early on, attacking him very effectively over the setback and finding opportunities, but unable to take advantage of them. After both hold, in a development that the American saw as more comfortable, Sebastian was able to unbalance with his right hand and break the serve. With a lot of skill and conviction, Korda saved two break points in the sixth game and then sealed the 6-4 in 38 minutes.

Until the fifth game of the second stage, the services were predominant and both did not suffer critical moments, asserting their status as servers. After that, launched, loose and very aggressive, the American went out to burn the ball with his drive, was solid from the end of the field and captured the break. However, the Briton began to show something of himself, risking shots from his backhand, attacking with his right foot and recovering to level. Subsequently, the two returned to profit from their services to continue together. Much more precise, Cameron held firmly to prevail 6-5. After the break, Sebastian matched up to reach the tie break. There, Korda faced a Norrie with many doubts and eliminated him by 6-4, 7-6(1) after 1h27m.

2023-06-23 17:30:51
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