Cameron Norrie looks to end his poor run of form when he faces a resurgent Gael Monfils in the Western…
Cameron Norrie v Gael Monfils live stream | Western & Southern Open 2023 Preview
Cameron Norrie looks to end his poor run of form when he faces a resurgent Gael Monfils in the Western & Southern Open first round.
The British number one arrives in Cincinnati desperately seeking inspiration ahead of the US Open later this month.
Norrie suffered back-to-back first-round exits in Los Cabos and Toronto following defeats by Aleksandar Kocacevic and Alex de Minaur respectively, while he was stunned by surprise package Christopher Eubanks in the second round at Wimbledon.
The 27-year-old had started the season well by triumphing in Rio de Janeiro and finishing as runner-up in Buenos Aires and Auckland, but his recent slump has seen him slip to 15th in the ATP rankings.
But Norrie does have fond memories of this tournament. Following back-to-back first-round exits in his first two appearances, he defeated the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray and Holger Rune on the way to reaching the semi-finals, where he lost to eventual champion Borna Coric.
However, he has lost both his previous meetings with Monfils – at Eastbourne in 2017 and Zhuhai two years later.
And the 36-year-old is full of momentum after reaching the Toronto quarter-finals last week, beating Eubanks and Stefanos Tsitsipas before succumbing to eventual winner Jannik Sinner.
Monfils also defeated sixth seed Alexander Bublik as he reached the Citi Open last 16, and is on the brink of returning to the world’s top 200.
The Frenchman is now gearing up for his 12th appearance at the ATP Masters 1000 event, where he reached the last eight back in 2011.
The winner of this match will play either Alex de Minaur or J.J. Wolf in the Western & Southern Open second round.
Play gets underway at around 8pm BST on Tuesday and will be contested over the best of three sets at Stadium 3.
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