{"id":46404,"date":"2026-04-27T06:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/cameron-norrie-set-to-face-jannik-sinner-at-madrid-open\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:52:06","slug":"cameron-norrie-set-to-face-jannik-sinner-at-madrid-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/cameron-norrie-set-to-face-jannik-sinner-at-madrid-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Norrie set to face Jannik Sinner at Madrid Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0426%2Fr1649677_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0426%2Fr1649677_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0426%2Fr1649677_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0426%2Fr1649677_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cameron Norrie has set up his first meeting with Jannik Sinner after Sunday&#8217;s fourth round match at the Madrid Open.<\/p>\n<p>Norie has faced Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic many times, but strangely he has never played against world No. 1 Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>Things will change at Caja Magica on Tuesday. The British number one will end Sinner&#8217;s winning streak at 19 games and aim to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never played with him, it&#8217;s crazy,&#8221; Norie told Sky Sports. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to playing against him, but every time we practice he tears me apart and smokes me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s really confident, probably the most confident player in tennis right now. I&#8217;m going to leave it to him. I&#8217;m just going to play my game and play the ball in front of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Norrie won a nearly three-hour battle with Tomas Machak in the second round, defeating the big-serving Argentine Thiago Agust\u00edn Tirante in straight sets to advance 7-5, 7-6 (5).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was difficult,&#8221; Norrie said after the match on Caja Magica&#8217;s third court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hadn&#8217;t played on a stadium court yet, I hadn&#8217;t played in practice before, so it was a little different coming back and it was hard to distance myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to go back because his serve was kicking too much. As we expected, his first serve was an absolute rocket. But I was able to dig deep when I needed to and make good plays in the important moments. That was the difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was a match with few chances, but Norrie converted his third break chance in the 12th game of the first set with a backhand winner and then squandered his first match point in a tense second set tie-break.<\/p>\n<p>Tirante, ranked 75th, served 149 mph in the sixth game but was unable to create a break point on Nolley&#8217;s serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Norrie has set up his first meeting with Jannik Sinner after Sunday&#8217;s fourth round match at the Madrid Open. Norie has faced Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic many times, but strangely he has never played against world No. 1 Sinner. Things will change at Caja Magica on Tuesday. 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