Auckland, The multinational Cameron Norrie, who plays under the British flag, won 6-3, 6-4 against the American Jenson Brooksby in the semifinal to reach his second ASB Classic final here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Norrie, born in South Africa, will play Richard Gasquet in Saturday's final after the Frenchman advanced via walkover when his compatriot Constant Lestienne pulled out with a pectoral strain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Norrie improved to 6-0 on the 2023 season with a convincing victory against the tricky Brooksby, who was making his Auckland debut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After converting on his sixth break point of the opening set, Norrie found himself an instant break down at 2-0 in the second set before breaking straight back to love. The World No. 12 then erased two break chances at 2-3 to start a run of 11 consecutive points, including a second break at love. Back in control, he cooly served out the match in one hour and 38 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was an absolute battle with Jenson. A lot of long rallies and I know how well he competes, so it was nice to get it done in straight sets. I'm glad the sun came out; everyone came out on a Friday. It was an amazing atmosphere and I really enjoyed it," Norrie was quoted as saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After converting on his sixth break point of the opening set, Norrie found himself an instant break down at 2-0 in the second set before breaking straight back to love. The World No. 12 then erased two break chances at 2-3 to start a run of 11 consecutive points, including a second break at love. Back in control, he cooly served out the match in one hour and 38 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n