Melbourne No. 11 favorite Cameron Norrie was beaten in five sets by Czech ATP No. 71 Jiri Lehecka in the third round of the Australian Open.

Cameron Norrie, defeated by Jiri Lehechka after five sets

The match, which lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes, was evenly matched, with the advantage at the end for the Czech, who won after 6-7(8-10), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. .

The first set went to a tie-break, which the British won after an hour of play. The next two players split and won by the same score, 6-3.

In the end, Jiří Lehečka won 6-1 and 6-4 in the final sets, which he controlled without any problems, and managed to qualify for the round of 16 of the competition.

In the next round, Lehechka will meet with the favorite of the tournament, the sixth-ranked Swiss Felix Auger-Alyassime.

Australian Open 2023 will be held from January 16 to 29. Ashley Barty (now retired from sports) and Rafael Nadal became the champions of the title.