2023-06-22 05:53:00
Britain’s Cameron Norrie overturned a set delay against Australian Jordan Thompson to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, to reach the quarter-finals of the Queen’s International Tennis Tournament on grass courts.
Nuri, ranked fifth in the tournament, succeeded in defeating the world number 76, to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP tournament for the sixth time this year.
The participation of Nuri (27 years), who was born in South Africa, in the Queen’s Tournament, in preparation for his participation in the Wimbledon Championship, the third of the four major tournaments, which will start on the third of next July, where he hopes to repeat the successes of last year when he reached the semi-finals to lose to Serbian Novak Djokovic. On his way to winning the title.
Nuri, ranked 13th in the world, maintained his nerve to topple Thompson, after he beat Serbian Miomir Kitsmanovic in the first round.
“I think it was the perfect match,” said Nouri, the 2021 Queen’s Championship runner-up. “Jordan really likes to play on the grass and in the first set he played a few good points to beat me.”
He added, “I went out with a lot of energy in the third set and that is what prompted me to qualify.” It is good to be so consistent, but as a tennis player you always want more. I want to keep pushing for more, especially in the big tournaments.”
Nouri was also expected to play doubles with Andy Murray, but the two-time Wimbledon champion decided to withdraw due to fatigue after losing in the singles category.
In the quarter-finals, Nuri set a date with American Sebastian Korda, who defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.
On the other hand, success was not the ally of Nuri’s compatriot, Ryan Peniston, ranked 265 in the world and participating in an invitation card, who reached the quarter-finals of last year, as he lost to Denmark’s Holger Rohne, ranked sixth in the world and seeking to win the title in his first participation in the tournament, with a score of 3-6 and 4 -6.
Ronne will play Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, who struggled to beat American Ben Shelton 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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