Britain’s Cameron Norrie has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets quarter-final defeat by Rafael Jodar.
Jodar wrapped up a 6-3 6-2 victory over seventh seed Norrie in 69 minutes with a formidable show on clay on the Actual Membership de Tenis Barcelona.
The 19-year-old Spaniard, who was ranked outdoors the world’s Prime 600 simply 12 months in the past, traded breaks with Norrie within the opening 5 video games earlier than he seized management of the primary set.
Norrie managed to carry his serve on the primary two video games of the second set however at 2-2 Jodar appeared to seek out an additional gear in opposition to the British primary.
“Cameron is at all times a troublesome opponent. I feel I dealt with the essential moments and the stress moments within the match very properly,” stated Jodar.
“I’m very proud of my efficiency immediately, however I do know I’ve to maintain going. I’ve to maintain pushing. There are nonetheless extra matches to come back.”
{The teenager}’s victory was his third over a top-30 participant following wins over Norrie on the Mexican Open in February and American Learner Tien within the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals.
Elsewhere, Katie Boulter’s first tour-level quarter-final on clay led to a straight-sets loss to Veronika Podrez on the Open de Rouen.
The British quantity three was crushed 6-4 6-1 by the 19-year-old Ukrainian, who’s ranked 209th on this planet.
