Jack Draper woes continue with deflating defeat in Cincinnati, Cameron Norrie progresses

[p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/draper-jack/SWxNhpmK/"]Draper[/a]'s disappointment was counterbalanced by inspired compatriot [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norrie-cameron/pvzhJGY8/"]Cameron Norrie[/a], who fought through difficult conditions against an unfamiliar opponent to survive into the second round.[/p][p]Norrie, who came to the Midwest from a Montreal fourth-round showing, made a successful switch of venue with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/norrie-c-pvzhJGY8/prizmic-d-YcluY2Zi/?mid=8Mjj5PH6"]3-6, 6-1, 6-4[/a] defeat of Croatia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/prizmic-dino/YcluY2Zi/"]Dino Prizmic[/a].[/p][p]Norrie booked a second-round meeting with top-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a], who will be desperate to make amends after an opening match exit in Montreal.[/p][p]Norrie, who said he was not feeling 100%, had to battle for his first match win in Cincinnati since he reached the 2022 quarter-finals.[/p][embed guid="8f7a3ea7-d62d-42f4-a201-58bffead3b8e" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHYFZuWCuKw" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]There were a lot of challenges[/b]," the winner said. "[b]It was a quick turnaround from Montreal. I couldn't feel the ball and was a bit under the weather[/b].[/p][p]"[b]He came out firing and I had to stay tough. I could see he was struggling with the conditions. There was one break in the third set, not much in there[/b]."[/p][p]The number 37 said he will have to lift his game when he faces world number three Zverev, who has defeated him seven times without a loss at the Tour level.[/p][p]Germany's reigning Roland Garros champion was runner-up at Wimbledon to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a], who is missing this final US Open tune-up along with the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a], seeded third, is the major headliner and will be bidding to win the tournament for a fourth time.[/p][h2]Distraught Draper[/h2][p]A week after Draper was brought to tears by his first-round exit in Montreal, the Briton's game again melted away in sweltering, humid conditions.[/p][p]Draper, whose most recent injury has been bone bruising in his arm, has managed only 14 tour matches this season, missing Wimbledon with his array of physical problems.[/p][p]Spain's 64th-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/landaluce-martin/AoOnGZEp/"]Landaluce[/a] won the opening set and saw off a major Draper offensive in the second.[/p][p]The Briton took a 5-2 lead but was unable to close out the set as he failed on six set points over two consecutive games, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/draper-j-SWxNhpmK/landaluce-m-AoOnGZEp/?mid=dbir2a5c"]allowing his opponent to squeeze out victory in less than two hours[/a].[/p][embed guid="acce4c51-1937-40a3-8abc-def74efbae7b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN2rKrheF6I" social-type="youtube" /][p]Landaluce said that he lives for the big moments on court as he withstood 27 winners from Draper -- who was burdened by nearly 50 unforced errors.[/p][p]"[b]The important thing was to believe in my game and my shots. I can have some big misses but I don't care. At the end I was making good shots[/b]," the Spaniard said.[/p][p]"[b]If I lose like that, I don't care. Today I got the win and I'm very happy[/b]."[/p][p]All 32 seeds in both the WTA and ATP draws enjoy first-round byes, leading to a paucity of high-profile early matches at an event which originally ran for seven days but is now lasting a bloated 12.[/p]