British number one Cameron Norrie pulls out of Korea Open due to illness

Cameron Norrie pulled out of the Korea Open with the illness, according to ATP, which did not provide further details.

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Britain's world number eight Cameron Norrie withdrew from the Korea Open on Friday less than an hour before he was due on centre court to face Jenson Brooksby in the quarter-finals. The 27-year-old, who was trying to make it to the ATP Finals at the end of the season, defeated Kaichi Uchida of Japan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the final. Speaking after that game, Norrie said he was struggling with jetlag but was looking forward to the quarter-finals.

"For me, I'm going to make a big push for Turin," Norrie admitted during the recent Laver Cup. "I think I'm knocking on the door there. I think I'm 11 or 12 on the race at the moment. I'm going to try and make a big push there."

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Norrie is the third seed to pull out of the Korea Open in Seoul after sixth seed Borna Coric's exit on Monday and third seed Taylor Fritz pulled out on Thursday. World number two Casper Ruud remains as the top seed in the tournament, along with fourth seed Denis Shapovalov and eighth seed Jenson Brooksby. The American will face Shapovalov in the semi-final on Saturday.