Cameron Norrie fell to defeat against Lorenzo Musetti in the third round of the Barcelona Open.
British number one Norrie ended a three-match losing streak with a comprehensive victory over qualifier Pavel Kotov on Wednesday having been given a first-round bye.
And he was in impressive form in the opening set against talented young Italian Musetti before fading to a 3-6 6-4 6-1 loss.
Musetti, who defeated Novak Djokovic in Monte-Carlo last week, called the trainer at the end of the first set and had to work harder to hold his serve in the second than Norrie.
But the world number 13 was unable to take either of two break points at 4-4 and then played a poor game to drop serve before being outplayed in the decider.
Musetti next faces a rematch with his fellow 21-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner, who he lost to in Monte-Carlo.
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