Cam Norrie's exciting Jack Draper verdict after Miami win as pair seek to copy Andy Murray

Cam Norrie inched closer to making a top 10 debut with his victory over compatriot Jack Draper in Miami. The 20-year-old had scored his maiden Masters 1000 match win over Gilles Simon to set up a clash with the British No 1 and put up a good fight before Norrie won 7-6(5) 6-4 and had some big things to say about his younger compatriot.

Norrie and Draper were meeting for the second time, with their first clash coming at Queens last year. The 20-year-old was ranked down at world No 309 when he overcame two top 40 players to reach the quarter-finals where Norrie ended his run 6-3 6-3.

In the months since, the 26-year-old has gone on to cement himself as a consistent top 15 player, winning Indian Wells at the end of 2021. Meanwhile Draper started 2022 by winning three Challenger titles to reach the world's top 150 and is now closing in on a top 100 debut after making it to the Miami Open second-round.

He gave the world No 13 much more of a fight this time around, breaking him when he was serving for the first set and forcing Norrie to take two hours to close out a two-set win. The victory means Norrie is on track to potentially make a top 10 debut after Miami, currently sitting at No 10 in the live rankings with things depending on how players around him also perform.

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It would be the first time a British male reached the top 10 of the rankings since October 2017, when Andy Murray last occupied the position. The current No 13 was happy to keep building in an attempt to break the elite group, telling Amazon Prime Video after the match: "I feel like I've improved a lot since the beginning of the year. I was able to get a good training block in and