Cameron Norrie fell to Borna Coric in straight sets in their semi-final in Cincinnati, ending his run in the masters tournament.
Norrie was defeated 6-3 6-4 by the Croatian, who will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
The Briton had beaten Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (4) 6-7 (4) 6-4 to set up a last-four showdown with Coric.
๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐ธ๐ช๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง@borna_coric | @CincyTennis | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/ypboqzW55v
โ ATP Tour (@atptour) August 21, 2022
Norrie admitted he lost focus before battling his way back from the brink of defeat to book the semi-final.
Norrie told the ATP Tourโs official website: โThat was unbelievable. Credit to Carlos.
โI was up a set and a break, 4-1, and I kind of lost a little bit of vision.โ
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