SNS GroupCameron Norrie progressed into the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open after Tomas Machac was forced to retire through injury in the third set.
Machac flew into a first-set lead but the British number three bit back and took command in the next as he earned a double break over his Czech opponent to level things up.
Norrie was relentless on the Machac serve and forced 14 break points throughout the encounter but as the match wore on, the number three seed’s movement became even more limited with an injury – that allowed Norrie to break serve once more to go 4-3 up in the final set before Machac called time on the match to send Norrie through.
The 29-year-old’s victory means he will face Alexei Popyrin in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Popyrin progressed after he saw off British number two Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3.
Fearnley, 23, beat Dusan Lajovic in the first round but the Australian proved to have too much, hitting seven aces on his way to victory.
Novak Djokovic made light work of 2018 champion Marton Fucsovics and picked up his first win on clay since the Olympics with a 6-2 6-3 win.
The 24-time grand slam winner suffered early exits on clay in both the Madrid Open and Monte Carlo Masters but showed his class in Geneva.
The 37-year-old wrapped up victory after 75 minutes without facing a single break point and will play Matteo Arnaldi for a place in the semi-final next.
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