Norrie out of Canadian Open as he loses to Vukic

After suffering a surprise second-round defeat by world no. 99 Aleksandar Vukic, British number two Cameron Norrie is withdrawn from the Canadian Open.

The 29-year-old suffered a 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 loss to the Australian.

Norrie last won a singles title in 2023, reaching the finals of the Wimbledon tournament in early July, ranking him 39th.

While he won some good matches on the grass court this year, he has yet to carry that momentum onto the hard courts, quickly falling to 3-0 in the first set against Vukic, 29.

Norrie battled it out for the match’s goal, despite having his blood pressure checked midway through the second set.

However, he ultimately lost against his unseeded opponent because he failed to make any of his three break points in the rain-interrupted deciding set.

Iga Swiatek, the world’s no. 3, defeated Chinese qualifier Guo Hanyu six times in her first match to claim a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the women’s event in Montreal.

Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, defeated Liudmila Samsonova, 6-1, 6-6, 8-6, 6-3, to earn her first victory in a row.

The 27-year-old rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the tie-break after surviving break points in the tenth game of the second set.

Osaka, the world number 49, defeated Karolina Muchova for the first time at the Australian Open in January to win the title.

Osaka broke Samsonova twice in the decisive set to win the match, working with Tomasz Wiktorowski after revealing on Monday that she had split with coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

After defeating Mexico’s Renata Zarazua 6-2, 4-6, and 6-2, she will face Jelena Ostapenko in the third round.

Emma Raducanu, the reigning world no. 1, defeated Peyton Stearns in straight sets to advance to the third round of the women’s draw.

Belinda Bencic, a Swiss national, defeated former Wimbledon champion Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 3 6-4 in their final competitive match before retiring.

The 31-year-old made the announcement in July that her final tournament would be the Montreal Open, held in her hometown.

When I was a young child, Bouchard said, “I remember sitting in these stands, hoping and dreaming that I would one day play on this court.”

It feels like a complete circle for me to end my career here because I grew up playing on these courts and courts all around Montreal and nearby.