{"id":21525,"date":"2024-02-23T23:22:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/cameron-norrie-reaches-rio-open-semifinals-with-three-set-win\/23\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T23:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:22:17","slug":"cameron-norrie-reaches-rio-open-semifinals-with-three-set-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/cameron-norrie-reaches-rio-open-semifinals-with-three-set-win\/23\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Norrie reaches Rio Open semifinals with three-set win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Cameron Norrie<\/a> beat Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild<\/a> 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Rio Open.<\/p>\n

The second-seeded British player will take on Argentina’s Mariano Navone<\/a> on Saturday. Navone overcame Brazil’s 17-year-old sensation Jo\u00e3o Fonseca<\/a> 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n

The 23rd-ranked Norrie became the favorite to win the clay-court tournament again after Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> retired with a right-ankle injury and Stan Wawrinka<\/a> and Nicol\u00e1s Jarry were defeated.<\/p>\n

The British player said he was excited playing against the crowd who saw him win the tournament last year in a hard-fought final against Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

“This was a very fun match and the public certainly had a great part in that,” Norrie said. “These are the matches you want to play — at night, with the public cheering for you or against you.”<\/p>\n

Two players from Argentina won their quarterfinal matches earlier Friday and will face off for a place in the final of the clay-court tournament.<\/p>\n

Fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo<\/a> beat Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic<\/a> 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. His semifinal rival will be Sebastian Baez<\/a>, who beat Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro<\/a> 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Cameron Norrie beat Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals