Cameron Norrie gets the better of Ruud in the 3rd round to play vs Zverev. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

Cameron Norrie aces Casper Ruud 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3 in the 3^rd round in Melbourne on Saturday. Norrie will face off with Alexander Zverev in the 4^th round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 3 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 3^rd round in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Melbourne

Norrie's Record

Cameron added to his prize money $ 120,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 375,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Cameron will add $ 225,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 600,000 in total.

Highlights Cameron Norrie vs. Casper Ruud Australian Open – Melbourne

Norrie’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Norrie

Ruud

6-4 6-7⁷ 6-4
6-3
3h:03

133

133

Total points

118

118

61

61

Winners

63

63

46%

46%

Ratio Winners

53%

53%

36

36

Unforced

28

28

56%

56%

Ratio Unforced

44%

44%

41/56

41/56

Net Approaches

14/28

14/28

73%

73%

Perc

50%

50%

-- Serve --

11

11

Aces

19

19

3

3

Double Faults

4

4

61%

61%

1st in

69%

69%

77%

77%

1st won

75%

75%

61/79

61/79

1st won

63/84

63/84

62%

62%

2nd won

47%

47%

31/50

31/50

2nd won

18/38

18/38

202

202

Fastest serve

211

211

188

188

AVG 1^st Serve

193

193

149

149

AVG 2^nd Serve

161

161

-- Break Points --

4/6

4/6

Total

1/10

1/10

67%

67%

Won

10%

10%

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At the end of the match, Norrie scored 133 points vs. Ruud’s 118.

Norrie

Norrie served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (61/79) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (31/50) on his second serve. Cameron blasted 11 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Cameron didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (4/6).

Ruud

On the other side, Casper was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 10% – 1/10). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Norrie and Ruud is 1-3 for Casper.

Draw and next match H2H: Cameron Norrie vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

Norrie will compete against Zverev in the 4^th round.

This will be the 7^th time that Cameron Norrie and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Brit snatched in the 3^rd game (2-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Brit was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3^rd game (1-1 15-40). On the other side, Casper was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6^th (2-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th game (4-5 30-40).

They played 60 points. It’s worth to point out that, Norrie won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Ruud (29-31). Norrie conceded 10 points on serve (23-10). On the other side, the Norwegian conceded 6 points on serve (21-6).

Casper won the set after he broke the Brit .

Ruud missed the chance to break Cameron in the 4^th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

They contested 88 points. It’s worth to point out that, Casper won this set even if he scored less points 6 than Norrie (41-47). Casper conceded 9 points on serve (21-9). In addition, on the other side, the Brit conceded 20 points on serve (38-20).

Norrie won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 5^th (2-3) game, The Brit broke back in the 6^th (3-3) and in the 10^th game to win the set 6-4.

Norrie failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.

The Brit was perfect in converting all his break points in the 6^th (2-3 15-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Casper was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5^th game (2-2 30-40).

They contested 49 points. Norrie was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Norwegian (28-21). The Brit dropped 6 points on serve (18-6). Regarding the other side of the net, the Norwegian conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Norrie clinched in the 4^th game (3-1) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

Cameron was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4^th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Casper wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7^th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 51 points. Cameron conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Casper (29-22). Norrie lost 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, Casper conceded 12 points on serve (17-12).

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