Cameron Norrie

Cameron Norrie will play in the final of the ASB Classic for the second time in four years after beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-4 in a semifinal.

He realized that ambition when his family later moved to Britain. AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Cameron Norrie will play in the final of the ASB Classic for the second time in four years after beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-4 in a semifinal Friday.

The 21-year-old was bidding to made a first ATP Tour final and was the favourite against South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo, who he beat comfortably at the same ...

Norrie said: 'Jenson's a young up-and-coming player. He lost both his matches at the United Cup. '(Gasquet) is an absolute veteran of the tour and he's a really solid player and I'm going to have to run a lot to beat him.' He lost only one point on serve in the first set and quickly recovered from a blip at the start of the second when he was broken to claim victory in an hour and 38 minutes. 'I think if you're going to come up against one of the world's very best players, the first round is the time to play (them) so I definitely think it's a case that Jack has nothing to lose and a lot to gain.' [READ: Draper's clash with Nadal tops the bill on Australian Open opening day](/sport/tennis/article-11630833/Jack-Drapers-clash-Rafael-Nadal-bill-opening-day-Australian-Open.html) [Cameron Norrie](/sport/cameron-norrie/index.html) defeated Jenson Brooksby to reach his 12th ATP Tour final in Auckland but Jack Draper will head to [Melbourne](/news/melbourne/index.html) to prepare for Monday's Australian Open clash with [Rafael Nadal](/sport/rafael-nadal/index.html) after losing in [Adelaide](/news/adelaide/index.html).

The 36-year-old enigmatic Frenchman came from a break down in the final set to win his first ATP title in five years.

However, he was broken again in the seventh game, so we were back on serve. Norrie double faulted on deuce at 4-4 and Gasquet ripped a cross-court winner on the next point to put him in a position to serve for the match. But the 36-year-old failed to win a point on his first service game of the deciding set and Norrie looked to be on his way to the title. Norrie was again broken at 2-2 in the second set and had to save a set point when serving a 3-5. Norrie had two set points on Gasquet’s serve in the next game and on the second of them the Frenchman overhit a forehand from the baseline. However, when serving for the first set, Norrie made a couple of errors and found himself down 0-40 and even though he won the next two points, he put a weak forehand into the net on the next point to concede the break.

Gasquet, the oldest men's champion at the Auckland event, will take on fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert first up at the Australian Open.

The Australian Open starts on Monday. Roberto Bautista Agut will meet South Korean Kwon Soon-woo later on Saturday in the final of the Adelaide International 2. Gasquet, the oldest men’s champion at the Auckland event, will take on fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert first up at the Australian Open.

Norrie was bidding to extend his winning start to the season to seven matches.

[London](/topic/london) as a teenager, was bidding to extend his winning start to the season to seven matches, and took the opening set. Norrie was bidding to extend his winning start to the season to seven matches. [Cameron Norrie](/topic/cameron-norrie) missed out on a fifth [ATP Tour](/topic/atp-tour) title in his home city of [Auckland](/topic/auckland) as veteran [Richard Gasquet](/topic/richard-gasquet) won the final five games to lift the ASB Classic title.

Frenchman Richard Gasquet has managed the ultimate Cinderella story, with a remarkable victory to claim the 2023 ASB Classic over local favourite Cameron ...

But it was a brief reprieve, as Gasquet held with ease to level the match. Norrie fought to hold at 3-1, then was broken at 4-2, as his serving radar deserted him. He was determined to extend the rallies, pushing the Frenchman to play one more shot. But there was another twist, as Gasquet produced some inspired tennis, to leave Norrie 0-40 down at 5-3, including one of the rallies of the match, finished by a perfect drop shot. Norrie was a break up and serving at 4-2, before everything unravelled. Both players played some sublime tennis, with Gasquet’s experience making the difference in an extremely tight match over almost two and a half hours.

French veteran Richard Gasquet added another milestone in a career of extraordinary longevity when he beat Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the ASB Classic ...

I grew up here watching the tournament, a lot of friends and family here and everyone was supporting me which was great. He held on, surviving break points, to win the set and level the match. His first serve was potent and he was easily able to move the Frenchman around the court. Gasquet said the first set was “crazy” and he couldn’t make a point. “It’s my first time here in New Zealand but I really love rugby and I’m a big fan,” Gasquet said. Norrie was raised in New Zealand and has dreamed since childhood of winning the Auckland tournament.

Cameron Norrie missed out on a fifth ATP Tour title in his home city of Auckland as veteran Richard Gasquet won the final five games to lift the ASB Classic ...

The result will be a major disappointment for Norrie, who now faces a tight turnaround to make it to Melbourne and prepare for his first-round clash with a much younger Frenchman, 18-year-old Luca Van Assche, at the Australian Open on Monday. Gasquet fought back to level but Norrie looked on his way to victory at 4-1 ahead in the decider only for his French opponent to roll back the years with an inspired finale and claim a 4-6 6-4 6-4 success. Norrie, who grew up in New Zealand before moving to London as a teenager, was bidding to extend his winning start to the season to seven matches, and took the opening set.

Gasquet, the oldest men's champion at the Auckland event, will take on fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert first up at the Australian Open. | Tennis News.

Gasquet, the oldest men's champion at the Auckland event, will take on fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert first up at the Australian Open. Frenchman Richard Gasquet won his first title in five years on Saturday with a 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory over Briton Cameron Norrie in the Auckland Open final.

An emotional Cameron Norrie missed out on a fifth ATP Tour title in his home city of Auckland.

[Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “I really wanted to win the title. I have a lot of friends and family here, everyone supporting me, which has been great.

An emotional Cameron Norrie missed out on a fifth ATP Tour title in his home city of Auckland after going down in three sets to French veteran Richard ...

"I really wanted to win the title. I have a lot of friends and family here, everyone supporting me, which has been great. Gasquet fought back to level but Norrie looked on his way to victory at 4-1 ahead in the decider only for his French opponent to roll back the years with an inspired finale and claim a 4-6 6-4 6-4 success.