Cameron Norrie vs Casper Ruud: Live rating and updates

Norrie holds once more!

That recreation solely lasted one minute and 15 seconds. What a method to ship a message to your opponent.

Another snug maintain for Ruud.

Speaking forward of the match, Norrie admitted to Sky Sports that he wished to make issues uncomfortable for Ruud, who’s bested him of their final three conferences.

He additionally added that he felt Ruud’s serve was underrated – properly we’re definitely seeing how good the Norwegian is off the baseline right this moment!

He’s overwhelmed me a couple of occasions in some actually huge matches. I’m going to have a look at these matches and see the place I can enhance.

I believe a number of the time was all the way down to execution, him staying a bit calmer than me within the larger moments. Every time I performed him, he served actually, very well. I believe his serve is kind of underrated.

This may very well be a key level within the match. After his early advances Norrie has simply pulled the set again to 3-3 holding on his personal serve.

Ruud is now again on the baseline and once more is displaying his brilliance on his personal serve.

Seems like we have reached a little bit of a stalemate with each gamers struggling to discover a breakthrough on the oponents service.

There’s loads of help contained in the John Cain enviornment for the British No 1.

Ruud’s again on service right here and Norrie is battlng once more.

But Ruud holds on his personal serve regardless of Norrie’s advances.

He’s hit 5 aces to date on this match to his opponents seven and has solely made one double fault to date.

Norrie is simply not backing down on the huge moments!

He remarkably saves the sport once more, profitable the sport with a backhand throughout court docket.

This is a troublesome one for Ruud too, he is throwing all the pieces at Norrie, however the confidence his opponent is displaying when it issues is great.

Looking on the stat’s, I’m a bit of baffled why Ruud is not up on the scoreboard right here. He’s hit 18 winners and made simply eight unforced errors.

But how lengthy can Norrie maintain this?

Norrie saves his EIGHTH break level of the match.

Wow, that is unbelievable – he sends the gang wild as he pulls the sport again to deuce with a superb save in the course of the court docket.

He’s additionally as much as 17 winners – can he pull this one again?

This may very well be harmful for Norrie.

Ruud has performed brilliantly on this recreation and has the possibility to interrupt the British No 1.

But Norrie holds off his advances… for now at the least. He forces Ruud to play his shot into the online to make it 15-40.

His shot goes a bit of wayward into the gang and it hits a member of the viewers watching on!

Thankfully everyone seems to be okay and the viewers member laughs because the ball struck her.

A possible risk to his serve comes but once more however Norrie is resilient.

He holds out to Ruud’s advances to win the sport at deuce with a firey shot from the baseline.

One factor that may be a little regarding proper now for Norrie is that he is made 12 unforced errors to date. Comparitively Ruud has closed out a number of video games to like on his personal service.

Norrie will maybe have to be a bit of extra medical to cease the 25-year-old’s advances on his personal serve.

After her defeat to Chna’s Yafan Wang, Raducanu has admitted that she is ready to compete in lower-level occasions.

It comes as she made her return at a Grand Slam since an extended lay-off with damage.

The former US Open champion misplaced 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to China‘s Yafan Wang within the Australian Open‘s second spherical on Thursday however sits at round three hundredth within the WTA rankings.

‘I actually consider that the extent in these quote “lower-level tournaments” and these tournaments is just not that huge,’ Raducanu mentioned on Thursday.

‘Because you achieve so many expertise, you are taking part in in these situations, the wind right here was a major instance. My opponent (Wang) performed a number of ITF and acquired a number of matches below her belt, however the degree actually is not that totally different. I’d play no matter fits my schedule, no matter fits the plan.’She mentioned

How good is Casper Ruud’s service!

He’s simply hit his fifth ace of the match with a belting strike to shut out the sport to like.

Norrie may maybe change up his return positioning, in the meanwhile Ruud appears to have the higher of him on his first service.

Norrie wins the primary set!

He’s made to work for it however he makes good the benefit leaping nto a forehand to smash his well past the Norwegian.

What a begin from the British No 1 who’s defended FIVE break factors!

Ruud holds Norrie to deuce because the Brit seems to be to take the primary set.

And he pushes Norrie proper to the restrict with Norrie nearly managing to wrestle the purpose off Ruud, forcing his opponent to ship his return out of play to win benefit.

Ruud takes the ninth recreation and pulls it again to 5-4.

Interestingly, Ruud hasn’t performed poorly right this moment however that expensive break earlier has put a dent in his stride.

The Norwegian has hit 9 winners to his opponent’s 12 to date within the first recreation – a formidable return, however he’ll need to do higher as Norrie seems to be to take the primary set within the subsequent recreation.

Can he come again?

Ruud pulls a recreation again and he’s robust on service – regardless of being damaged early he does have a belter of a serve that Norrie is struggling to fireside again on.

But Norrie is taking part in very well right here and maybe is a bit of buoyed by his comeback win earlier this week…

Yes he can! Norrie goes 4-2 up!

After a poor begin to the match Norrie is absolutely in management now, he provides an enormous fist-pump to the gang after taking part in a beautiful volley down the center of the court docket – which Ruud simply cannot fairly attain.

Norrie actually has command of the match now!

What a rally!

Norrie even clipped one across the internet to tug the sport again to deuce.

I believe this match will go the gap…

The British No 1 pulls again the benefit, can he go 4-2 up?

Advantage goes to Ruud!

Ruud pulls him to the online earlier than striping a shot down in direction of the left aspect of the court docket to win the purpose.

First Ace from the British No 1!

It’s a belter as properly with Norrie firing an enormous 197km/h Ace previous his opponent.

We’ll go to deuce!

Ruud hits again!

He cruises by way of the subsequent recreation to convey issues again to 3-2.

Their final assembly got here again in Miami in 2022 the place Ruud defeated the Brit in straight units.

Here’s the story of the tape between the pair…

Norrie capitalises on the break!

Some sensible play from the British No 1 sees him pull Ruud to the online and Ruud cannot discover a solution to his well-timed drop shot!

He goes 3-1 up! An awesome begin from the Brit who has by no means overwhelmed his opponent.

Norrie’s again on serve right here and he is getting a little bit of thythm right here.

Dictating play as soon as once more, the Brit is taking extra management of the rallies firing again at Ruud’s thumping again hand earlier than forcing him to hit the online.

Norrie breaks Ruud!

An wonderful begin for the 28-year-old! After giving Ruud a degree again with a wild backhand, Norrie forces the error in opposition to his opponent to take the primary break!

Ruud apparently has spend probably the most trip on court docket this week in comparison with his opponent, having performed 5 hours and 56 minutes of tennis, in comparison with Norrie’s 5 hours and 51 minutes.

Norrie hits again once more!

He’s gone 30-0 up in opposition to Ruud’s ferocious serve, sweeping him away with a wonderful forehand!

Norrie wins the sport and pulls degree!

An excellent begin from the Brit after going 1-0 down.

But Ruud is again on service, and is a towering presence off the baseline.

Norrie begins his service recreation however Ruud responds properly to his toweering serve.

He bounces again to convey Ruud to the online with a beautiful drop shot and the Norwegian cannot tip the ball over the Brit to the again of the court docket giving him a 30-15 lead within the recreation.

The subsequent alternate is a tense one and the primary lengthy rally of the match. Norrie strikes his opponent across the court docket, pulling him from one tramline to the subsequent earlier than tapping a deft shot down the left flank of the court docket to win the purpose.

An awesome begin from Ruud. He takes the primary three factors to go 40-0 up.

Norrie pulls a degree again however it’s not going to be sufficient with Ruud trying robust on service, he takes the primary recreation.

It’s Ruud to serve to Norrie first!

And he will get off to a quick begin, choosing up the primary level after a wild forehand again from Norrie.

Ruud has had a really comparable event to Norrie up to now, beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas within the first spherical of the event in three units

Despite that he needed to battle onerous to defeat Australian Max Purcell in entrance of a partisan crowd on the Margaret Court Arena.

It was a Thursday thriller with the Norwegian outlasting his opponent within the gruelling warmth to win 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7).

And the match was each bit as thrilling because the rating says, with Ruud trying exasperated after the tie having clinched the victory.

There’s an enormous crowd right here contained in the John Cain enviornment for this match – which is about to be an enormous one!

The gamers at the moment are out on court docket and have simply accomplished the coin toss.

Norrie will need to get off to a greater begin right here right this moment as he seems to be to say his first win in opposition to Ruud.

Speaking on his opponent Ruud mentioned to EuroSport, ‘He goes to try to search revenge’ after the pair have met 3 times up to now on the onerous courts.

We’ve simply watched an enormous match between Hubert Hurkacz and Ugo Humbert, with the Polish tennis star getting back from going a set all the way down to defeat his opponent 6-3 1-6 6-7 (4-7) 3-6.

Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz booked his place within the subsequent spherical of the event after Juncheng Shang retired with damage throughout their third spherical match.

The world No 2 will tackle Miomir Kecmanovic within the fourth spherical after he beat Tommy Paul over 5 units.

Hows this for a shot from Alcaraz!

Can Norrie guide his place within the subsequent spherical?

Barring a small blip within the second spherical, he’s seemed strong to date in Australia after beating Juan Pablo Varillas in three units within the opening spherical earlier than coming again after going two units all the way down to Giulio Zeppieri in his final match on Friday.

Norrie would rally within the third set to dominate the Italian, profitable all three of the remaining units.

He comes into the event seeded at nineteenth having been overwhelmed by Alejandro Tabilo within the quarter finals of the ATP 250 in Auckland previous to the Grand Slam.

Can the British No 1 guide his place within the subsequent spherical?

Good morning and weclome to our reside protection of Cameron Norrie’s third spherical conflict in opposition to Casper Ruud on the Rod Laver Arena!

This is about to be an enormous conflict between two of the event’s largest hitters with the final Brit left standing in each the boys’s and ladies’s singles.

Norrie takes on eleventh seed Ruud, a participant who he has by no means overwhelmed earlier than and may he win, he’ll achieve a berth within the final 16 of the Australian Open for the primary time in his profession.

Play is because of begin at round 6am GMT (5pm Melbourne time) so stick with us as we convey you all the most recent information, updates and commentary reside from Melbourne!