Norrie Wins Three-setter Once Again To Make Semis

Britain's Cameron Norrie was taken to 3 sets for nan 3rd successive lucifer earlier reaching nan Moselle Open semi-finals arsenic he bids for a first title since 2023.

Norrie hit fortunate loser Kyrian Jacquet 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 for his 3rd triumph complete a Frenchman this week.

World number 27 Norrie, nan only seeded subordinate near successful nan draw, is into a first hard-court semi-final since Metz past year.

The 30-year-old is bidding for his first ATP Tour title since nan 2023 Rio Open.

He will look either Italy's Lorenzo Sonego aliases German Daniel Altmaier for spot successful nan final.

Norrie started nan amended of nan two, racing into a 4-1 first-set led earlier a epistaxis and a precocious surge from Jacquet checked his momentum.

World number 156 Jacquet utilized his service and forehand to bully effect, winning 5 games successful a statement to return nan opener and enactment adjacent successful nan second.

Norrie called for nan physio erstwhile different epistaxis disrupted his work crippled astatine 4-4 and he had to prevention a break constituent earlier holding and dominating nan eventual tie-break.

Ultimately 48 unforced errors costs Jacquet, who was surgery to emotion astatine 4-4 to let Norrie to service retired victory.

Elsewhere, Lorenzo Musetti is 2 wins distant from a spot astatine nan season-ending ATP Finals aft reaching nan Athens Open semi-finals.

Italian world number 9 Musetti must triumph nan title to return nan eighth and last spot astatine nan tournament. If he does not, Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime will return up nan place.

Musetti, who has not won a title for 2 years, moved past France's Alexandre Muller 6-2 6-4 to group up a semi-final against American Sebastian Korda.

World number 5 Novak Djokovic, who has besides qualified for Turin, is simply a imaginable last force for Musetti.