The native of Mar del Plata fell into four sets against the British in a even match that lasted four hours.
Francisco Comesaña was eliminated in the second round of the US Open, after falling with the British, Cameron Norrie. The match between the Marplatense and the number 35 in the ATP ranking culminated 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (0) and 7-6 (4), in four sets.
“The shark” closes its participations in Grand Slams in 2025with a victory and four losses, not being able to match the advance to the third round he had achieved, in the previous US Open. Cameron Norrie, meanwhile, advanced to the third phase of the tournament, and faced nothing less than Novak Djokovic, that goes in search of its twenty -fifth Grand Slam.
The game had started evenly, with both players winning their serves, although Comesaña managed to break first. However, the Argentine could not maintain the advantage obtained, and lost the first set in Tie Break. On the other hand, the British born in Johannesburg dominated the second game and broke the shark twice, ending the set 6-3.
In the third game, and with a comesaña against the ropes, the Argentine managed to take the game again to the Tie Break, And he took it for nothing less than 7-0! However, in the third Tie Break of the game, when the “shark” was preparing to tie the game and take it to the fifth set, Cameron Norrie stayed with set set and game, to leave the final score in 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (0) and 7-6 (4).
The curious story shared by Cameron Norrie with Argentina
Cameron Norrie
The tennis player born in Johannesburg, is British nationalized and has a great affinity for Los Pumas and Argentine traditions. After having reached the number eight in the world in September 2022, he is in a recovery phase, since he had suffered several injuries and relapses that left him to the edge of leaving the top 50. Despite the difficulties, in the current season, The owner of five ATP titles and finalist of Argentina Open 2023he managed to reach three quarters, including one in Wimbledon, the semifinals in Geneva (ATP 250) and the fourth round in Roland Garros, which allowed him to make a great leap in the ranking. Currently occupies position 35.
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