LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Cameron Norrie of Great Britain celebrates match point during his Round of 16 match against Aslan Karatsev of Russia during Day 3 of The cinch Championships at The Queen's Club on June 16, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images for LTA)

Tennis | ATP Los Cabos | Norrie looks to take Wimbledon positives into Los Cabos opener against Ymer

Tony Fairbairn

Tennis

July 21, 2021

Cameron Norrie [1] v Elias Ymer
H2H: First meeting

LOS CABOS, MEXICO – Cameron Norrie looks to take positives from Wimbledon into his opening match in Mexico when he faces Elias Ymer.

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H2H & Match Fundamentals

Cameron Norrie [1] v Elias Ymer	H2H: First Meeting
ATP Los Cabos	Los Cabos, Mexico
Hard (O)	Prize Money: $12,840
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After his third round exit at Wimbledon to Roger Federer, Cameron Norrie is looking to take the positives from his home slam into his opening match in Mexico against Elias Ymer.

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2021 – Hard )

H2H:	Cameron Norrie (WR 30)	Elias Ymer (WR 169)
Tournament Previous Best	QF (2018)	R2 (2018)
1^st Serve %	66.7	57.4
Service Games Won %	77.6	77.6
Break Points Saved %	59.4	58.3
2^nd Serve Return Points Won %	52.8	53.7
Break Points Converted %	44.4	44.4

Norrie’s 1^st serve percentage is significantly higher than his Swedish opponent’s but other than that all the statistics are even on hard courts despite the big difference in ranking and form.

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Playing styles and prediction

The 25 year-old Swede has picked up 18 wins this season before this week with 17 of them coming on the Challenger tour. Ymer’s has a solid baseline game with every part of his game being based around his movement. This is evident from the amount of clay court events he has played this season.

Norrie’s confident style of play with good power shots and effective counter-attacking patterns of play should see the Brit come through comfortably. The Swede will have to raise his 1^st serve percentage and overall game if he wants to have any chance in this contest. This match is the perfect match-up to play his way into form after a three-four week break.

Prediction: Norrie in straight sets.