(Buenos Aires) Briton Cameron Norrie, seeded No. 2, qualified for the final of the ATP 250 tournament on clay in Buenos Aires on Saturday, where he could meet Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
In the semi-finals, the 12e world player defeated the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (101e world) in two sets 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in just under two hours.
Norrie will face in the final the winner of the 100% Spanish match between Alcaraz, who is starting his season in Buenos Aires after being kept away from the courts by an injury, and Bernabé Zapata (74e).
“It will be tough, whoever my opponent is,” commented Norrie, quoted by the ATP website. “I lost a close final in Auckland (in January against Frenchman Richard Gasquet, editor’s note). I hope the good feelings will be back tomorrow (Sunday) in the final,” he added.
In four confrontations, Norrie lost three times against Alcaraz but won their last match, in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati last August.
He has never played against Zapata, who will try against Alcaraz to qualify for the first final of his career.
