Alex de Minaur knocked out of Canadian Open by Cameron Norrie
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur was eliminated from the Canadian Open after losing to Cameron Norrie in a three-set match. Despite holding a match point, de Minaur struggled with double faults, allowing Norrie to secure the victory.
Why it matters
The result impacts de Minaur's world ranking and seeding status heading into the upcoming US Open.
Alex de Minaur let things slip from a winning position against Cameron Norrie to bow out of the Canadian Open. ( AP: The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi )
Australia's Alex de Minaur has let a big opportunity slip at the Canadian Open, losing to Britain's Cameron Norrie after holding match point.
De Minaur was third seed at the Open, also known as the Montreal Masters, but he threw in two key double faults to give up the lead and lose to Norrie 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
De Minaur can only drop from seven to eight in the world rankings if Ben Shelton wins the title, which means the Aussie will keep his top-eight seeding for the US Open.
Link copied Share Share article A double fault has proved costly for Alex de Minaur with the Australian star blowing a match point before falling to Briton Cameron Norrie at the Montreal Masters.
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