Former World No. 1 Andy Murray will face ninth seed Cameron Norrie in the second round
The 35-year-old has won 20 of his 33 games played thus far this season, making it to two finals. Murray defeated David Goffin, Reilly Opelka, Nikoloz Basilashvili, and Viktor Durasovic to go to the Sydney International championship match. In the end, he was defeated by Aslan Karatsev. At the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, where he defeated players like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios to reach his second final, Murray faced Matteo Berrettini. He fought the Italian hard, but ultimately fell short 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. Murray participated in the Western & Southern Open and advanced to the second round after defeating Stan Wawrinka in a tough match 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5.
Norrie has won two championships and 38 out of 56 games thus far this season. The 26-year-old defeated Reilly Opelka and Alex Molcan in the championship matches of the Delray Beach Open and Lyon Open, respectively. The Wimbledon tournament was Norrie’s most remarkable performance of the year thus far. He advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal before falling to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. Norrie lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Canadian Open’s round of 16 after falling short to Daniil Medvedev in the Los Cabos Open final. The World No. 11 then competed in the Western & Southern Open as the ninth seed, and after overcoming Holger Rune 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, advanced to the second round.
Andy Murray v Cameron Norrie Match Details
Tournament:Cincinnati Open
Date: August 17th
Round: Round of 32
Venue: Cincinnati, USA
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $970,020
Andy Murray v Cameron Norrie head to head record
Murray currently leads 1-0 in the head-to-head against Norrie, beating him 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 6-1 in the last 16 of the 2019 China Open.
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Andy Murray v Cameron Norrie Prediction
Murray is capable of giving a tough fight to Norrie, but given the latter’s form, he should be able to come out on top and reach the last 16 of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Prediction: Norrie to win in 3 sets
Andy Murray Last three performances
- Cincinnati Masters: Round of 64- b. Wawrinka 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-5
- Canadian Open: Round of 64- l. Fritz 1-6, 3-6
- Citi Open: Round of 64- l. Ymer 6-7(8), 6-4, 1-6
Cameron Norrie Last three performances
- Cincinnati Masters: Round of 64- b. Rune 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4
- Canadian Open: Round of 16- l. Auger-Aliassime 3-6, 4-6
- Canadian Open: Round of 32- b. van de Zandschulp 6-1, 6-2
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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