British number one Cameron Norrie slumped out of the French Open in the first round to Russian Pavel Kotov.
on a cold and breezy Paris afternoon in a match delayed by rain, lost in five tight sets 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-2.Kotov raced into a 4-0 lead and Norrie was unable to peg him back as he bowed out at the first-round
“I didn’t play well at all but I still should have won comfortably. I felt physically good, practice has been going well. I couldn’t believe I was in a fifth set.”Norrie was joined on the British scrapheap by Harriet Dart, who lost 7-6 6-4 to Czech 27th seed Linda Noskova. Defeats for Andy Murray and Jack Draper on Sunday means Britain’s hopes in singles now rest with Katie Boulter and Dan Evans, who play their first-round matches on Tuesday.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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