Norrie stages heroic fifth-set fightback to stun Medvedev
Paris, May 27 -- Cameron Norrie produced a stirring comeback in the deciding set to defeat 11th seed Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller and advance to the second round of the French Open here on Tuesday.
Down 3-5 in the final set and just a game away from defeat, the British No.2 dug deep to reel off four games in a row, eventually sealing a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5 win after three hours and 47 minutes of high-quality, seesawing tennis on Court Simonne-Mathieu.
Norrie, currently ranked 81st in the world, had never won a set against the former World No.1 and had been comprehensively beaten by him in Rome earlier this month. But in Paris, the 28-year-old turned the tables in stunning fashion, showing resilience and aggression in the face o...
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