British primary Cameron Norrie has been dumped out of the Miami Open following a shock second-round loss to Frenchman Gregoire Barrere.
Miami has been a profitable vacation spot for Norrie lately, with the 27-year-old profitable the most important title of his profession there in 2021 and reaching the quarter-finals in final yr’s version.
However, Norrie was merely outclassed by Barrere on Saturday, with the world quantity 65 wrapping up a 6-3 6-2 victory in an hour and 10 minutes.
After buying and selling holds early, Barrere was in a position to strike first blood by breaking Norrie’s serve within the eighth recreation.
Norrie may solely mount delicate resistance from there, as Barrere cruised dwelling within the second set to ebook a third-round assembly with Christopher Eubanks.
The American qualifier recorded the most important win of his profession as far as the world quantity 119 knocked out seventeenth seeded Croatian Borna Coric 3-6 6-4 6-2.
Meanwhile, British quantity two Dan Evans noticed his dropping streak prolong to 6 matches after Italian Lorenzo Sonego got here from behind to win 4-6 6-3 6-2 in two-and-a-half hours.
Evans had began brightly, securing an early break within the first recreation after which held to steer 2-0 earlier than closing out the primary set.
However, Sonego, the world quantity 59, rallied to interrupt Evans within the fourth recreation of the second set earlier than sustaining a significant maintain within the subsequent recreation which allowed him to stage the match.
The momentum remained with the Italian, who broke twice within the deciding set as he opened up a 4-0 lead and by no means seemed like permitting Evans again into the match.
Elsewhere, Jiri Lehecka continued his spectacular kind to achieve the third spherical of an ATP Masters 1000 occasion for the primary time.
The 21-year-old Czech, a quarter-finalist on the Australian Open, beat 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-4.
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was handed a walkover into spherical three after Frenchman Richard Gasquet was pressured to withdraw due to an ankle damage.
Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev barely broke a sweat in opposition to Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain, profitable 6-1 6-2 in simply over an hour.
Fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada beat Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 7-6 (5) 7-6 (8) and can subsequent play Francisco Cerundolo, who was a 6-4 6-4 winner over American fortunate loser Aleksandar Kovacevic.
Home favorite Mackenzie McDonald pulled off an upset as he defeated nineteenth seed Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (8) 7-6 (5).
Eight seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland outlasted Australian fortunate loser Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (10) 7-6 (7) 7-6 (7) in a gruelling three-and-a-half hour affair.
Karen Khachanov, the 14th seed, held off a courageous effort from Tomas Martin Etcheverry to say a 6-1 3-6 6-3 victory.
Number 15 seed Alex de Minaur suffered an sudden defeat to French debutant Quentin Halys, who progressed by means of a marathon three-hour, 18-minute match 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) 7-6 (8).
Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin additionally superior to the third spherical with a 7-6 (2) 6-3 win over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez and can go on to face Tsitsipas.
Adrian Mannarino defeated Ben Shelton in three units, whereas twelfth seed Frances Tiafoe got here again from a set right down to beat Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) 6-4.