Cameron Norrie survives Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) in the semifinal in Rio De Janeiro on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Norrie will clash against Carlos Alcaraz in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 2nd round in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
Norrie added to his prize money $ 94,640 after winning this match. He has already won $ 202,640 after this win. If he wins the next match, Norrie will add $ 173,980 to his earnings to get in total $ 376,620 in total.
Highlights Cameron Norrie vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles Rio Open – Rio de Janeiro
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Cameron scored 97 points vs. Zapata Miralles’s 91.
Norrie
The Brit served very well to win 79% of the points (42/53) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (18/31) on his second serve. The Brit won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.
Zapata Miralles
On the other side, Zapata Miralles had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Norrie and Zapata Miralles is 1-0 for Cameron.
Draw and next match H2H: Cameron Norrie vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats
Norrie will take on Alcaraz in the final.
This will be the 6th time that Cameron Norrie and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Alcaraz won 6-3 7-5 in the final in Buenos Aires back in February 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Cameron in this set played at a much higher level than the Spaniard and finally he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Cameron won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
Norrie converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Norrie didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 62 points. The Brit won 8 points more than the Spaniard (35-27). The Brit was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Zapata Miralles conceded 19 points on serve (23-19).
Norrie had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Bernabe to win the set (6-3
) since there were no other breaks anymore.Bernabe was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 47 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Spaniard won just 3 more points than the Brit (25-22). Zapata Miralles was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Cameron conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).
The Brit won the set after he broke Bernabe in the 6th (4-2) game. The Spaniard tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, the Brit kept the focus to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 3.
Tiebreak
Norrie won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1) and 10th (7-3) point.
The Brit won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3
Norrie converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Zapata Miralles converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (2-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).
They contested 81 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Cameron won just 1 point more than Zapata Miralles (41-40). Cameron dropped 11 points on serve (26-11). On the other side, Zapata Miralles conceded 15 points on serve (29-15).
Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-72 7-5 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-2 3-6 7-63) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Cameron NorrieNorrie (4-1) – H2H details and stats