Norrie beats Buse to reach Canadian Open last 32

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Norrie beats Buse to reach Canadian Open last 32

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Cameron Norrie progressed to the Canadian Open last 32 with a straight-set win over Ignacio Buse.

Ranked four places below the Peruvian number 33, Norrie beat Buse 6-3 6-3 in a match which lasted one hour and 29 minutes.

The British number two ended a six-match losing streak with a run to the Los Cabos Open semi-finals last week and beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli in his opening match in Montreal.

In the last 32 he will face Australian world number seven Alex de Minaur, who married British number two Katie Boulter in July and is preparing to play doubles with her at the US Open.

At the first opportunity, Norrie broke Buse and served out to claim the first set.

The Peruvian’s first break drew the second set level to 2-2, but Norrie immediately broke back and saved three break points in the following service game.

Buse, who needed a medical timeout, couldn’t recover the set and Norrie won with his second match point.

Wimbledon champion loses on return to action

Czech Linda Noskova lost on her first outing since winning the women’s singles title at Wimbledon.

The sixth seed was beaten 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 by American Caty McNally in Toronto. Noskova had led 5-1 in the opening set and also had two set points in the eighth game before capitulating.

McNally will face Alexandra Eala, who won the Washington Open on Monday to become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA singles title, in the last 32. Eala beat American Alycia Parks in three sets.

Men’s top seed Alexander Zverev was also beaten on his first outing since Wimbledon, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in the men’s singles final. The world number three lost to Tallon Griekspoor 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-4.

Elsewhere, men’s fourth seed Daniil Medvedev suffered his own shock exit to a Dutch opponent, losing in straight sets to world number 70 Botic van de Zandschulp.

Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, and Coco Gauff – seeded second, third and fourth – all advanced to the third round, although Rybakina was on court for more than two and a half hours as she outlasted Daria Kasatkina 6-3 5-7 6-4.

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