Cameron Norrie passed up a semi-last spot at the Barcelona Open with rout by Tomas Martin Etcheverry. English number one Norrie, 31st on the planet, sits only one spot lower than Etcheverry in the ATP rankings.
There was barely anything to isolate the pair, yet the Argentine raged through the bind breaks to win 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1). English number two Jack Draper additionally fell at the quarter-last phase of the Bavarian Global, losing to American third seed Taylor Fritz.
Fritz retaliated from a put down to guarantee a 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) triumph and will confront Chile's Cristian Garin after the world number 106 took out German favorite Alexander Zverev with a 6-4 6-4 win. Holger Rune of Denmark proceeded with his bid for a third consecutive Bavarian Worldwide title by beating Switzerland's Marc-Andrea Husler in straight sets. In the mean time in Barcelona, Norwegian third seed Casper Ruud, who guaranteed a direct 6-4 6-3 win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi, anticipates Etcheverry.
On the opposite side of the draw, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas endure a panic against Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta. In an exhilarating experience that went on for two hours and 31 minutes, the fifth seed saved two match focuses prior to getting a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) win. Tsitsipas, who won the Monte Carlo Bosses recently, will take on either French sixteenth seed Arthur Fils or Dusan Lajovic of Serbia in the semi-finals.