Norrie narrowly beaten by Tien in Moselle Open final
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Learner Tien held his nerve to beat Cameron Norrie in a thrilling Moselle Open final that went the distance.

Norrie, beaten by Benjamin Bonzi in the final of this event last year, had been hoping to go one better this time around and came close.

He lost the first set but Norrie came back to take the second.

The decisive set went to the wire with Norrie, under pressure on his serve, two points from defeat in the 10th game. But the Briton still managed to take that third set to 5-5.

Tien, only 19 years old, picked up the next game, forcing Norrie to serve just to get himself into a tie-break. Tien found fine shots, driving a backhand return of a Norrie smash down the line to keep the British No 2 on his toes.

Norrie though held serve to take the final the full distance. He also got a minibreak to kick off the tie-break. Tien though hit back on the next point.

Hitting too long, Tien handed another minibreak to Norrie, who pulled 4-1 ahead. But Tien battled back, smashing a return past Norrie when the Briton was up at the net. He fought to championship point, only for Norrie to defend it.

Tien though converted his championship point, against Norrie's serve, to seize the title, winning 6-3 3-6 7-6 (8-6).

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