UltimateFrog
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It's a good problem to have but Norrie's been playing a ton of tennis lately. Not only did he make 2 finals in a row, but the last one was a 500 level event so there was no opening round bye. He's in another 500 tournament this week in Acapulco, where he'll have a chance to meet Alcaraz in the final for a 3rd straight week. I guess Alcaraz was hobbled at the end of yesterday's match. The latest news is he's in Acapulco getting an MRI, so we'll see if he plays it.
Nick Chappell is also playing in the main draw at Acapulco, as he made it through qualifying. This will be just his 2nd ATP match ever. He gets former #1 college player Nuno Borges (world #85). If they could both win a couple matches, Norrie and Chappell would meet in the quarters.
Tough draw for Norrie. First round gets Mannarino which isn't terrible but then gets winner of Berrettini and Molcan. Obviously Berretteni was a top 10 before injury and Molcan is a clay specialist. Then he likely gets Rune who is real tough and Ruud in SF.
Not totally miserable, but tough given his recent workload. Although he's now playing his best clay court tennis and playing in big stages. These past few weeks have set him up to make a run at getting back into top 10... he doesn't have a ton of points to defend between here and May.