Cameron Norrie loses out in two tie-breakers in straight-sets defeat to Tomas Martin Etcheverry in Barcelona; Taylor Fritz comes from set down to beat Jack Draper in Munich; watch ATP and WTA Tours in Barcelona, Stuttgart and Munich throughout the week on Sky Sports Tennis
Friday 19 April 2024 16:06, UK
Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper each suffered quarter-finals exits on clay, the Brits beaten in the last eight at the Barcelona Open and Munich Open, respectively.
British No 1 Norrie was beaten in straight sets by Tomas Martin Etcheverry, with the Argentinian getting the better of him in two tie-breaks to triumph 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1).
Etcheverry immediately broke, but Norrie would respond in the fourth game of the opening set. And those would prove to be the only breaks of serve in the entire match.
Etcheverry will next face Casper Ruud or Matteo Arnaldi in the semi-finals.
As for Draper, he lost out to world No 15 Taylor Fritz in Munich, with the American coming from behind to win 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1).
Draper, ranked 31 places below his American opponent, dominated the early exchanges, breaking the tournament's third seed in the opening game of the match.
He had four further break-point opportunities in the fifth game of the opening set but failed to convert any of them. Not that it would matter, with the 22-year-old Brit comfortably serving things out.
However, in increasingly testing conditions - hail at one point interrupting the third set - Fritz fired back and broke Draper in the fourth game of the second set, having initially trailed 40-0.
In a tightly-contested deciding set, Draper had opportunities to pull away but ultimately faded in the tie-breaker, a second double-fault of the match proving crucial at 2-1, handing Fritz the mini break and he'd go on to close things out in emphatic fashion by winning seven-straight points.
Fritz will face tournament top seed Alexander Zverev or Cristian Garin in the semi-finals.
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