Cameron Norrie angrily confronted opponent after claiming first win in months | Tennis

Cameron Norrie was treated to terrifying post-match scenes after claiming his first ATP win since July. The former Wimbledon semi-finalist ended a four-game losing streak by defeating Roberto Carballes Baena at the Moselle Open in Metz.

Trailing by a set and a break, the 29-year-old dug deep to take the score 3-6 6-4 6-3 and his relief was evident after he sealed victory with a forehand winner.

But just moments later the British number two faced an angry confrontation from his Spanish opponent, who appeared unhappy with Norrie’s celebrations throughout the match.

At 2-2 and deuce in the second set, Carballes Baena handed Norrie a break point with an unforced error. Norrie reacted by shaking his fist and shouting loudly, while his opponent reacted with a smile and a shake of his head.

Norrie was also emotional after converting match point and, as he did during the fight, he shouted “vamos” before walking up to the goal to shake his opponent’s hand. However, after a frosty exchange, the pair began arguing as they left the venue.

At one point Norrie was heard saying: “You’re complaining because I say vamos a couple of times.” After standing with open arms, the former world number eight returned to his seat.

However, the matter did not end there: Carballes Baena, who had also returned to his chair, got back to his feet to continue the fight. “You keep saying ‘vamos’, look at my face (when I talk),” he shouted.

Norrie said his shouting was directed at himself and was not a ploy to upset the 31-year-old. “I played so bad that I had to explode,” he replied. – Come on, dude, let’s go alone.

And in his post-match interview, he reinforced his explanation, saying: “I didn’t play very well, I was trying to fire myself up. I couldn’t be much worse than I was, so I tried to get hot, and apparently he didn’t like that I said “vamos” a couple of times. Then I stopped doing that and started playing better, so yeah.”

After missing numerous tournaments over the summer due to a forearm injury, Norrie also expressed satisfaction at making it through to the second round. It was his first win since defeating Josef Kowalik in the first round of the Swedish Open.

“I’m happy with how I turned things around and it’s nice to get the win,” he added. Norrie will face Bulgarian world number 10 Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday.