Cameron Norrie’s run at Indian Wells was ended in the third round with a 6-3 7-5 defeat to American 10th seed Tommy Paul.
Norrie won this prestigious event in 2021 and went on to reach the quarter-finals in the following two years but has now matched his last-32 exit from 12 months ago after going down in straight sets.
The British No 2’s loss was sealed via a double fault – his third of the game – as Paul secured a last-16 encounter against either fellow American Alex Michelsen or fifth seed Daniil Medvedev.
Norrie registered three double faults in the final game of the match
British No 2 Norrie – who defeated Luca Nardi and 23rd seed Jiri Lehecka to reach this stage – was broken three times in the first set by Paul and then slipped a break down at 4-2 in the second before rallying to 4-4 and then moving 0-30 up on his opponent’s serve.
Paul fought back from that predicament and then pounced in the 12th game of the second set after Norrie’s glut of serving errors.
Norrie’s defeat means Jack Draper is the sole Brit left standing in the men’s singles after Jacob Fearnley was eliminated in round one by Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, who went on to lose to Draper.
Elsewhere, Tallon Griekspoor backed up his victory over top seed Alexander Zverev with 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over big-serving 29th seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to book a last-16 clash versus Frances Tiafoe or Yosuke Watanuki.
In the women’s singles, second seed Iga Swiatek maintained her push for back-to-back Indian Wells titles and a third in four years with a 6-0 6-2 thumping of Dayana Yastremska.
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