Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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Titanic Terre Battue during the war Cameron Norrie A pulsating escape behavior was pulled up.
Then Norri throws.
The ecstatic Norrie tangles on Babolat in the sky.
No wins in four career conflicts. Daniil MedvedevNorrie defeated 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 1-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of Simonne Mathieu.
At the match point, Norrie ran a tilted dropper, slid the reply down and set it up online. Medvedev, who was sprinting, saw a tough forehand pass, but for a long time incited Norrie to try to pierce the clouds with a racket.
World No. 81 calls it a victory for the “top three”.
“It’s just the energy is good. I think it’s a good throw,” Norri told the Paris media. “I threw it very well, very accurately. Yes, I’m glad it stayed on the court. The racket didn’t break.
“Yes, it’s just instinct.
The joy of the winner is in sharp contrast to the deflation of the loser.
Medvedev beat the top ten seeds for the first time since Wimbledon in 2019, suffering his sixth Roland Garros opening exit in nine Paris appearances.
Medvedev lost four months later Learner Teen He faces depressed ghosts in a miserable Australian Open second round defeat at five sets, and the championship drought can be traced back to his unlikely 2023 Rome title. Medvedev suffered a penalty in five sets of Australian Open in 2024 and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals and the U.S. Open quarter-finals last year.
The loss was injured because Medvedev performed well in the second round of 5-4 and outputted a sloppy game.
“I didn’t manage to provide it. I mean, a little close match,” Medvedev said. “Great fight. Lost and failed. He played well. I didn’t perform well enough. That’s why I lost.”
Norrie threw everything he had at Medvedev, who grabbed the slap from two set holes. Medvedev switched to all polyester string beds in his Tecnifibre racket and was nervous. The string switch worked: Medvedev dropped from two sets and appeared in the second round of 5-4, only to see Norrie drain a series of uncompulsive errors, at the time of 15 points.
The last two games were duels for Deuce, who beat Medvedev in his own baseline counterattack.
“It’s very different from Rome and Madrid,” Medvedev said of the string switch. “Clay, balls, like everything.” “I’ve had a week here. I can’t find anything that works well.
“So during the game, I had to change something when I lost the game. It actually worked. Unfortunately I didn’t win.”
Norrie left-handed Carlos Acaraz In the 2023 Rio final.
Although Norrie has been a 0-10 player since the Australian Open beat No. 11 Casper Ruud in 2024, he has a secret weapon today: imagination.
Norrie, who pushed Grand Slam Novak Djokovic to three sets last week through the qualifying and playing in the Geneva semifinals, said he felt like he was riding the red clay wave.
“I think it’s really helpful to play Novak in the semifinal last week,” Norry said. “I think today is a continuation of a game. It’s like the fourth set against Novak in the first set against Daniel. I’m really ready.
“Like I said, I was in the competition. Today is maybe more difficult than Novak’s rally. He would definitely not give me anything. It’s fun. Like I said, I’m ready. Yes, managed to go.
After breaking Medvedev twice in a row to grab a tough three-hour, 53-minute victory, Norri didn’t break his own Bablat stick with a win throw. He will need a second round against No. 144 Argentina lucky loser Federico Gomez.
Enjoying these big battles is helping to inspire Norry’s revival at the age of 29.
“I think it’s just that I’ve always loved it,” Norry said. “Last week and the weeks before, throughout the clay season, I really liked all of this on the court.
“Don’t want to make any expectations on the day of the game or on the show. Just play what I got that day and make it hard for another guy to enjoy all the moments. I did it again today.
