Last surviving seed Norrie advances to Auckland ‘home’ semis
Britain's Cameron Norrie celebrates during his match against United States' Taylor Fritz at the United Cup tennis event in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Baker]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cameron Norrie has stayed on track to win his “home” ATP Tour event by beating American Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 ín the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic. Norrie was born in South Africa but grew up in Auckland and was a regular spectator at the ATP event before his family moved to Britain. He was warmly supported by the crowd on center court when his quarterfinal finally began 2 1/2 hours late because of rain. Norrie is the last remaining seeded player. On the other side of the draw, Richard Gasquet beat David Goffin 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.
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Marcos Giron of the United States reacts after a play against Richard Gasquet of France during their Round of 32 match at the Adelaide International tennis tournament in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Kelly Barnes)
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