Norrie begins marketing campaign in SW19 with victory over Machac
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ameron Norrie showcased his highly effective hitting as he reached the second spherical of Wimbledon by beating Tomas Machac.
It was a snug first set for the British No1 who reached the semi-finals at SW19 on Monday. Here he edged out the Czech qualifier to win 6-3 below the roof on Court 1 and get his marketing campaign up and working.
Machac, taking part in Wimbledon for the primary time, raised his stage within the second set, and the rewards had been tangible. He broke Norrie’s serve decisively for 4-3 — ultimately successful it 6-4 and levelling the encounter.
Norrie, the twelfth seed and world No13, wanted to regroup at that time and duly did. Firing into corners with that blunt, flat forehand stroke that has come to outline his recreation, he gained 6-1 in a 3rd set that was one-way site visitors proper from the off.
Machac was struggling to remain balanced on his toes, slipping each three or 4 video games, however he stayed on serve with Norrie till 4-4.
At this level, Norrie sensed his second and went for the jugular, breaking Machac’s serve and holding effectively to see out the match 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Johannesburg-born Norrie will face both American Christopher Eubanks or Thiago Monteiro of Brazil within the second spherical.
“Coming onto the court today honestly brought a smile to my face”, Norrie mentioned in an on-court interview after the tip of the match.
“I played at a really good level. He played really aggressively and made it difficult for me, but I came through it. The atmosphere was great.”
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Play was stopped on all outdoors courts after round an hour of play on Day 2, that means the Championships have already got a backlog of fixtures to squeeze in after simply two days of ‘action’.
Norrie mentioned: “For the last few years that was me waiting on the rain, so it’s nice to have had a run last year and earned the right to play here today. Nice to get it done and start my campaign here.”