BTW, I think this event is outdoor hardcourt. (title says indoor)
I found this on the ATP site
The Chengdu Open tennis tournament is played on outdoor hard courts. While the Sichuan International Tennis Center has both indoor and outdoor courts, the professional ATP tournament utilizes the outdoor hard courts.
I think the whole Chinese / Japanese run is outdoor, the first indoor events are post Shanghai and when we hit Kazakhstan and the run of European events
Thats a shame - Daniel v experienced though and not really surprised.
Billy is in a strong challenger at Jingshan next week before trying to qualify for Shanghai and then back to Europe for indoor season. Busy chap, as always!!
L28: (WC) Zhou Yi WR 304 defeated (5) Cameron Norrie WR 34 by 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2)
That is disappointing.
According to tennis abstract, Chengdu was the fastest court on the tour last season, not sure how this year is playing but presumably it is still quick. Cam may not like that as a surface.