He said he was not sure whether he would be joining Norrie at the hardcourt tournament in Acapulco next week due to his leg injury. My game can be well suited."Īlcaraz returned to the tour last week at the Argentina Open, where he dropped only one set en route to his first title since his Grand Slam breakthrough at the US Open last year. I came to South America with the intention to improve on clay. I lose a couple of finals this year, and to turn around here and win the biggest title of the year. You really have to earn it, you need to run a lot. "To win a title on clay is a different kind of feeling. "I had to fight really hard and I had to run a lot," Norrie said after winning his first ATP 500 title. Alcaraz beats Norrie for 1st title since US Open.The Spaniard later said the problem was a recurrence of the injury that sidelined him for almost four months until earlier in February. But the British player recovered in the middle of the set as Alcaraz felt pains in his right leg, which hindered his movement and serve. 1 due to other results.Īlcaraz and Norrie went head to head in a tightly fought first set, which was eventually decided by Alcaraz's drop shots breaking Norrie's serve.Īlcaraz showed more confidence with his powerful forehand shots at the start of the second set, and opened a 3-0 advantage against Norrie. Second-seeded Norrie won 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to win the fifth title of his career after defeats in the final to Richard Gasquet in Auckland in January and to Alcaraz in the Argentina Open championship match last weekend.Īlcaraz's failure to retain his title at the clay-court tournament in Rio de Janeiro also stopped him from tying with Novak Djokovic in points at the top of the rankings. RIO DE JANEIRO - Cameron Norrie waited a week for his revenge against top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, rallying from a set and 3-0 down to beat the Spanish teenager in the Rio Open final on Sunday for his first title of the year.
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