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Tennis | ATP Monte-Carlo 2022 | Norrie begins clay season against Ramos-Vinolas in Estoril final rematch

Tony Fairbairn
Tennis

By Tony Fairbairn

  • Cameron Norrie [7] v Albert Ramos-Vinolas
  • H2H: Ramos-Vinolas leads 3-1
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – Cameron Norrie is looking for a strong clay court season and to build on his positive run in America and first up for him is an Estoril final rematch with Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

 

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H2H & Match Fundamentals

Cameron Norrie [7] v Albert Ramos-Vinolas H2H: Ramos-Vinolas
ATP Monte-Carlo Monte-Carlo, Monaco
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After a strong performance at Indian Wells and Miami, Cameron Norrie turns his attention to the European clay court swing and first up is a tough assignment against Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2022 )

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H2H: Cameron Norrie (WR 10) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (WR 37)
Tournament Previous Best R3 (2019) Final (2017)
1st Serve % 65.1 66
Service Games Won % 81 71.6
Break Points Saved % 63 56.4
2nd Serve Return Points Won % 55.5 53.6
Break Points Converted % 43 48.2

 

Norrie has the edge on serve while the Spaniard has a far superior break point conversion rate heading into this match.

 

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Playing styles and prediction

Since winning the Cordoba title in February, Ramos-Vinolas has struggled to record wins consistently. However the Spaniard’s run to the final in 2017 proved that he can be a danger to any player on this surface and is one of those clay courters that knows how to grind out wins.

Norrie will need to remain consistent and serve well in this match to have a chance as well as constructing points effectively when on the attack. The Spaniard has won all three meetings against Norrie on clay and will be confident that his baseline game can match-up well to the Brit here. It should be a tough test but Norrie’s game has matured over the last year and expect him to endure this tough opening round match.

Prediction: Norrie in three sets.

 

 

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