British quantity two Cameron Norrie crashed out of the Canadian Open after a shock second-round defeat to unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic.
A 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 loss meant the 29-year-old has nonetheless to win a singles title since 2023.
Norrie loved a high-quality run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals earlier in July, however failed to hold that momentum on to the arduous courts as he discovered himself 3-0 down within the opening set earlier than dropping 6-3.
He gave the impression to be scuffling with sickness and had his blood stress checked halfway by the second set, however battled on to take an in depth set 7-2 within the tie-break.
Nevertheless, Norrie’s failure to benefit from any of his three break factors within the rain-interrupted deciding set caught up with him because the quantity 31 seed couldn’t overcome world quantity 99 Vukic, 29.
