Norrie beats Royer to advance at Metz Open

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MOSELLE OPEN RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: METZ, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 3, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/ IMG – See restrictions) CAMERON NORRIE (BRITAIN) V VALENTIN ROYER (FRANCE) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 FIRST SET 1. NORRIE WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ NORRIE CLOSE-UP  2. NORRIE WINS FIRST SET 6-3 WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ NORRIE CLOSE-UP/ CROWD CLAPPING  SECOND SET  3. ROYER WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ NORRIE REACTING AND INTERACTING WITH CHAIR UMPIRE  4. ROYER WINS TIE-BREAKER POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ CROWD CHEERING/ ROYER REACTING AFTER SECOND SET WIN  THIRD SET  5. NORRIE WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ NORRIE CLOSE-UP  6. ROYER NETS THE BALL AND NORRIE WINS MATCH 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3/ NORRIE CELEBRATING/ CROWD CHEERING/ NORRIE CLOSE-UP 7. NORRIE AND ROYER SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND CHAIR UMPIRE  8. NORRIE ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD/ CROWD CLAPPING  LORENZO SONEGO (ITALY) V JAN CHOINSKI (BRITAIN) 4-6 6-4 6-4 FIRST SET 9. CHOINSKI WINS FIRST SET 6-4 WITH A SMASH/ CHOINSKI CLOSE-UP  SECOND SET  10. SONEGO BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ SONEGO CLOSE-UP    THIRD SET  11. SONEGO WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ SONEGO CLOSE-UP  12. SONEGO WINS MATCH 4-6 6-4 6-4 WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ SONEGO CLOSE-UP  13. SONEGO AND CHOINSKI SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND CHAIR UMPIRE  14. SONEGO ACKNOWLEDGING THE CROWD  MATTEO BERRITTINI (ITALY) V QUENTIN HALYS (FRANCE) 6-2 6-4 FIRST SET 15. BERRITTINI WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER  16. BERRITTINI BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT WITH A FOREHAND WINNER  17. HALYS NETS THE BALL AND BERRITTINI WINS FIRST SET 6-2/ BERRITTINI CLOSE-UP  SECOND SET 18. HALYS GOES WIDE AND BERRITTINI WINS GAME POINT  19. HALYS SMASHES HIS RACQUET ON COURT  20. HALYS WINS A POINT WITH A SMASH/ HALYS CLOSE-UP  21. BERRITTINI WINS A POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ BERRITTINI CLOSE-UP  22. HALYS GOES LONG AND BERRITTINI WINS MATCH 6-2 6-4/ BERRITTINI CLOSE-UP  23. BERRITTINI AND HALYS SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND CHAIR UMPIRE  STORY: Seventh-seeded Cameron Norrie of Great Britain shook off a poor second-set tie-breaker and knocked off France's Valentin Royer 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 in Metz, France. Norrie, the only seeded player to compete on Monday (November 3), never lost serve in the match, but Royer was resilient, saving 4 of 6 break points. But he could not recover after losing serve in the second game of the deciding set. Both players struck 10 aces and only one double fault. On the comeback trail from injury, former World No. 6 Italian Matteo Berrettini ousted France's Quentin Halys 6-2 6-4. Other winners in the first round were Italian Lorenzo Sonego, Frenchman Clement Tabur, Ukrainian Vitaliy Sachko and American Learner Tien. The 19-year old Tien, ranked No. 38 in the world, upended France's Ugo Blanchet 6-3 6-3 in 66 minutes. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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