Cameron Norrie bemoans worst efficiency in three years after limp French Open exit
Norrie struggled to make his mark till the third set of a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti and couldn’t claw his method again into the competition.
It ended British hopes within the singles at Roland Garros for one more yr in what was his third successive exit within the third spherical in Paris, nonetheless the furthest he has gone within the match.
Afterwards, he mirrored on what he referred to as “one of my worst matches over the last two or three years”, and mentioned he was at a loss to elucidate the drop in his stage.
“I was thinking I’ve won more matches than Musetti is year, I’ve won bigger matches than him, I think I’m playing better than him on the clay,” he mentioned. “I was really confident going into it.
“I was a little bit flat and just no excuses to have a performance like that and to have the attitude like I did today. It’s not where it needs to be. The first two sets he didn’t really do too much, and he was up two sets to love. I can’t afford to give that much of an edge.”
It leaves final yr’s Wimbledon, the place he reached the semi-finals in entrance of his house crowd, because the one grand slam the place he has loved a long term.
He has made no secret up to now that’s one thing he desires to vary. And following the tip of his French Open ambitions for one more yr, he mentioned: “Just pretty disappointed having such big goals to play well at the grand slams and go deeper. I mean, I have the chances, the draws. I think it was a good match-up for me today and I didn’t take advantage of it.
“There are no excuses to play the level that I did today. I missed so many easy shot balls. I would say this one hurts more than others being at a grand slam and waiting to play well at the grand slams. Hopefully, it gives me more fuel to get ready for the next grand slam, which will be a good one.”
Norrie mentioned the defeat to Musetti would harm for the following 48 hours throughout a interval relaxation earlier than returning to London and hitting the health club to get his physique prepared for one more Wimbledon tilt.