Madrid Open: Cameron Norrie Battles Illness to Defeat Martin Landaluce

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So, here’s the thing about Cameron Norrie. Picture it: Madrid, first round, this dude’s battling through—get this—sickness. Yeah, he pretty much dragged himself out there against Martin Landaluce. And trust me, it’s one of his top wins ever.

Okay, so he’s playing against this 19-year-old Spanish kid, and somehow manages to claw out a victory. Lost the first set in a tiebreak, then turns it around with 7-5, 6-4. Wild, right? Norrie’s been having a rough patch, slipped to 91st in the rankings. Yikes. At one point, it looked like Thursday might just add to the slump.

Oh, man, talk about a rollercoaster. Norrie goes from being 3-0 up, loses five in a row. Then he’s down 3-0 in the second—somehow saves a match point, wins that set, and then the next. Sports, am I right?

And that final set? Honestly, Landaluce threw him a bit of a lifeline with that wild game at 4-4. Norrie’s experience pretty much took the wheel from there. Also, side note: Norrie’s battling some sort of bug. He mentioned it to Sky Sports. Timing couldn’t be worse, but at least he gets a day off to, you know, not feel miserable?

Norrie actually said it might be his favorite win. Like, he felt awful, no energy, zero sleep. Just surviving on court vibes, I guess. And props to Landaluce, played real solid, so it was scrap-for-every-point territory.

Now, Norrie’s up against Jiri Lehecka next. Yep, moving on to round two!

Oh, and while we’re on it, Jacob Fearnley—another British player—won his match that day. Beat China’s Yunchaokete Bu with a solid 6-3, 7-6. He’s facing Tomas Machac next, who basically chilled with a bye in the first round.

Sports, huh? Always keeps you guessing!