However, Cameron Norrie fell short of his best win of the season as world number five Daniil Medvedev saved a match point to win his round of 16 match. A frustrating year has seen Norrie drop to 41st in the world rankings and exit each of the last three Grand Slam tournaments in the first round. But the 31-year-old showed off his key attributes – tenacity, athleticism and controlled aggression – to threaten a major upset against Medvedev. Third seed Medvedev, fresh off victory Norrie served for the match at 5-3, 40-30, but Medvedev intercepted his opponent’s serve volley attempt and fought back to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1). Second seed Alcaraz also advanced with a 6-1, 7-6 (13-11) victory over Georgia. Nikoloz Basilashvili. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals were dented by a second-round loss at the Swiss Indoors event in Basel. The 24-time Grand Slam champion, 39, lost 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-7 (5-7) to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who produced inspired tennis to beat the Serb for the first time in nine attempts.
