Cameron Norrie out at Queen's as Stan Wawrinka shows class in swift victory

Norrie was unable to overcome former world No.3 Wawrinka: PA
Norrie was unable to overcome former world No.3 Wawrinka: PA

Britain suffered their first casualty of the Queen's Club championships when Cameron Norrie lost to Stan Wawrinka.

Norrie, ranked 79 in the world, was beaten 6-2 6-3 by the three-time grand slam champion.

Wawrinka is on the comeback from knee surgery which has blighted his last 12 months but looked comfortable against the British number two, winning in only 56 minutes.

Murray, Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans and Jay Clarke are the remaining Brits in the singles draw.

Meanwhile, top seed Marin Cilic cleared the first hurdle in his bid for a first Queen's title.

The Croatian, runner-up to Feliciano Lopez in 2017, dispatched Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4.

He will now play Gilles Muller in the next round after the 35-year-old got the better of Denis Shapovalov in the first match of the day.