Cameron Norrie was crushed by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at Queen’s within the Briton’s first singles match since struggling a rib harm in Might.
Norrie has usually been the final Briton standing at Grand Slams however needed to retire injured from his first-round French Open match with the issue final month.
He returned to the court docket within the males’s doubles at Queen’s on Monday, the place he and Australian companion Alex de Minaur misplaced 6-4 7-5 to India’s Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus of New Zealand.
On Tuesday, the British primary began strongly towards world quantity 22 Davidovich Fokina however in the end light to a 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 loss.
Norrie went an early break up towards the Spaniard however Davidovich Fokina responded right away, earlier than holding agency within the tie-break.
Regardless of discovering himself on the ground at a number of factors as he dived and slid across the court docket, Davidovich Fokina broke Norrie’s serve twice on his method to closing out victory.
Norrie is considered one of 5 Britons to have direct entry into the Wimbledon most important draw when the match begins on Monday, 29 June.
