The British No 1 had high hopes going into the tournament and had seen off Luca van Assche and Constant Lestienne with relative ease in the first two rounds ...
Cameron Norrie is out of the Australian Open after suffering a shock defeat to Jiri Lehecka - Cameron Norrie is out of the Australian Open after a shock defeat by Jiri Lehecka Cameron Norrie crashes OUT of the Australian Open in shock third-round defeat by world No 71 Jiri Lehecka, with 11th-seed Brit going down in five sets after struggling with a knee issue
British men's number one Cameron Norrie is out of the Australian Open after losing to rising star Jiri Lehecka.
I don't regret anything." "The knee did not affect the outcome of the match - it was a small niggle and I wanted to check it was nothing serious." "I can't really put my finger on why I wasn't at my best, he played better than me and better in the bigger moments," said Norrie.
British No. 1 Cameron Norrie exited the Australian Open after a 7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 defeat to Jiri Lehecka on Friday.
I'm super happy that I'm through and of course it is not the end." "I feel amazing and ready for the next round. "I felt that I could beat him," Lehecka said after the match. 1 [Cameron Norrie](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2366) out of the Australian Open following a 6-7 (8), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory on Friday. Lehecka had the measure of Norrie, the No. [Felix Auger-Aliassime](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3209) in the fourth round.
Cameron Norrie's hopes of reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time ended with a five-set loss to Czech youngster Jiri Lehecka.
The 11th seed was in big trouble when he dropped serve again in the first game of the decider and called the trainer to have his left knee taped up. Norrie showed his competitive desire to save three set points, the first with a fine pass down the line, and clinched his second opportunity. In hindsight, Norrie may feel he played a little too much in the build-up, and he was not able to find the same form here that he showed in Sydney.
Cameron Norrie is not having a very good year so far as he once again crumbled while he was in the lead and now he's out of the Australian Open.
Norrie already showed some doubt there and it proved a disaster when he dropped the final set as well. Norrie was quite lucky to escape with the first set in the tiebreak as he won a set where he didn't have a single break point while saving all three he faced. He wasn't able to take that momentum into the next set as he got completely crushed by Lehecka 6-1.
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But the 27-year-old was not playing well, missing time and again with his forehand, and Lehecka held onto an early break to claim the second set. I feel amazing and ready for the next round for sure. Last year was tough for me, playing for Grand Slams and never getting through the first round."
Cameron Norrie's hopes of reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time ended with a five-set loss to Czech youngster Jiri Lehecka.
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