De Minaur’s Match Point Meltdown | Sydney News

Alex de Minaur’s Canadian Open run hit a snag as he crumbled under pressure, losing to unseeded Cameron Norrie in three sets despite holding match point. Two costly double faults in the second set proved decisive, allowing Norrie — ranked 37th — to seize control and win a nerve-wracking tie-break before dominating the final set. Norrie credited de Minaur’s early intensity for forcing him to match pace, but noted de Minaur’s slight dip in focus gave him the opening to strike. Though de Minaur falls from seventh to eighth in the rankings, his top-eight seeding remains intact for the US Open, where he’s a consistent quarterfinalist. Norrie advances to face Arthur Fils next. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f6496af1836b941e