{"id":6362,"date":"2023-02-27T01:28:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/rio-open-cameron-norrie-wins-fifth-atp-title-with-thrilling-victory-over-carlos-alcaraz\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T01:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:28:15","slug":"rio-open-cameron-norrie-wins-fifth-atp-title-with-thrilling-victory-over-carlos-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/rio-open-cameron-norrie-wins-fifth-atp-title-with-thrilling-victory-over-carlos-alcaraz\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Open: Cameron Norrie wins fifth ATP title with thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Norrie fought back from a set and a break down to win in Rio de Janeiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British number one Cameron Norrie beat top seed Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling Rio Open final to claim his fifth ATP singles title on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old came from a set down to beat the Spaniard 4-6 6-4 7-5.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The victory comes just seven days after Norrie, ranked 13th in the world, <\/span>lost to world number two Alcaraz<\/span><\/a> in the final of the Argentina Open.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is Norrie”s first title of 2023 and just his second on clay, having won the Lyon Open in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s so special to win this one especially after losing a couple of finals already this year,” Norrie said post-match.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I had to do it the tough way, I was a set and a break down and 0-30 on my serve.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I managed to flick a switch and turn it around, so it was a good day.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Norrie had the first chance to break with the scores at 2-2, taking the game to 40-30 before making three unforced errors and allowing Alcaraz to hold serve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having saved four break points, including a set point at 5-4, the Briton failed to force the opening set to a tie breaker as Alcaraz hammered home a backhand winner to claim the set 7-5.<\/span><\/p>\n

After missing out on two break points in Alcaraz’s opening service game, Norrie fell to a 3-0 deficit in the second and he cut a frustrated figure as he complained to the umpire about the surface of the court after falling on his back.<\/span><\/p>\n

The slip seemed to momentarily dent the second seed’s confidence as Alcaraz raced through his second service game unchallenged, but a four-game winning streak from Norrie changed the momentum as he got back on serve and broke again to take a 4-3 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Spaniard, after receiving physio treatment, broke back immediately, but Norrie returned the favour to serve for the set at 5-4 and he won it to love to force a decider.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two players continued to break each other’s serve in a back-and-forth contest with Alcaraz, who appeared to struggle with a leg injury, taking a 2-0 lead in the final set before a double break from Norrie put him 3-2 up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite breaking back straight away, Alcaraz was broken for a sixth time in the match as Norrie took a 6-5 lead to serve for the match.<\/span><\/p>\n

Norrie held, claiming victory with an ace and falling to his knees in delight.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I had to battle a lot of demons in the last couple of weeks but managed to play well in the big moments and that’s what it took today,” Norrie added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alcaraz, who was the defending champion in Rio having beat Diego Schwartzman in last year’s final, missed out on an eighth career title.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was his second tournament of the year following a four-month injury lay-off which saw him miss the Australian Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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