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Cameron Norrie loses on his ATP Finals debut to Norwegian star Casper Ruud after the British No 1 stepped in to replace an injured Stefanos Tsitsipas Cameron Norrie took Stefanos Tsitsipas' spot at the ATP Finals due to an injury The British No 1 was beaten on debut by rising Norwegian star Casper Ruud Norrie raced to win the first set 6-1 but Ruud rallied and won 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Sport

Published: 22:47 GMT, 17 November 2021 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 17 November 2021

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Cameron Norrie was beaten by Casper Ruud on his Nitto ATP Finals debut after replacing the injured Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The British No 1 found out earlier on Wednesday that he would get his chance in Turin when Tsitsipas decided to pull the plug because of an ongoing elbow problem.

Norrie made a flying start against Ruud but the Norwegian turned the match around to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 and make it a straight fight against Andrey Rublev on Friday for a place in the semi-finals.

British No 1 Cameron Norrie was beaten in three sets by Casper Ruud on his ATP Finals debut

Ruud is emerging as one of the brightest young players in the game and he won impressively

Two alternates have made it into the tournament for the first time since 1998, and Norrie was hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jannik Sinner, who seized his chance impressively on Tuesday after replacing fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini.

Norrie certainly could not have done any more in the opening set but a wayward end to the second proved the turning point and eighth seed Ruud was the better player in the decider.