Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece easily defeated Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) in Rome to secure his spot in the round of 16. As a result, Norrie is eliminated from the Italian Open.
In the first set, Tsitsipas showed why he was so much better. He broke Britain’s Norrie twice and won the set quickly because of some beautiful drop drops, lightning-fast serves, and strong forehand wins.
Tsitsipas expressed his happiness after the win and said: “You do have difficult days, even as a tennis player. A lot of people working regular jobs also have these days. People need to understand that we, as athletes, go through these emotions and ups and downs as well. We are human beings at the end of the day.”
He further said: “It’s important to find something that drives you and makes you block those emotions and feelings you might go through or even if you go through them, to try and minimize them as much as you can. I’m happy to see myself in a happy place like this today. I think it showed in my tennis. I’m aiming for these types of feelings every single day.”
Tsitsipas after beating Norrie in Rome:
“You seemed considerably happier than when you walked on court two days ago.. is that just life, you have difficult days?”
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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 13, 2024
Tsitsipas in Rome, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.8, the Greek has managed to achieve a compiled 23-8 win-loss record in 2024. The Greek is now competing in Rome where he ousted the world no.41 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-71 6-4 6-4 and the world no.30 Cameron Norrie 6-2 7-61.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.11 Alex De Minaur in the 4th round. Their head to head is 12-2 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek has won 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo. The Greek got to the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
Stefanos won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas has scheduled to play next at the French Open (French Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
Cameron Norrie in 2024
LWWWWLLLLW Ranked world no.30, Cameron played his last match on the 13th of May when he lost to world no.8 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 7-6(1) in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
Currently, during this year the Brit has managed to achieve a 14-10 match record. Cameron Norrie’s best accomplishment of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.
Norrie has scheduled to compete next at the French Open (French Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of May.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie clashed against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Tsitsipas. Before, the last time they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-2 7-6(1) in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 13th of May 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
