Cameron Norrie battles past Hugo Gaston with his eighth match point to reach the Miami Open last-16

Cameron Norrie is into the last-16 of the Miami Open for the first time in his career after producing a hard-fought 6-3 7-5 win over France's Hugo Gaston. Norrie, who will break the top 10 of the ATP rankings for the first time if he at least matches Jannik Sinner’s run at the Miami Open, was dragged into lengthy rallies against the 21-year-old but he was able to come out on top in one hour and 55 minutes. Ad/> The British number one, who knocked out compatriot Jack Draper in straight sets in the previous round, will face Casper Ruud or Alexander Bublik next as he bids to win his fourth ATP title on North American soil.

ATP MiamiNorrie backs Draper for top 10 after edging Battle of the Brits25/03/2022 AT 17:21 «It was one of those days,» Norrie told Amazon Prime Video afterwards. «It was tough to close it out. I was a little bit stressed out.

I managed to sneak through but I felt I got a bit tentative and lost my feet and I wasn't moving enough. »I was really happy with how I responded after getting broken and he's a tricky guy. «You feel like you have to be really aggressive or he will throw in a drop shot at any point.

I managed to solve the drop shots a lot and execute a couple and it showed on some big points.» /> World No. 68 Gaston got off to good start, breaking the Norrie serve in the opening game after the Brit fired a vicious forehand wide. But Norrie broke back instantly in a lengthy second game as the Frenchman crashed a backhand into the net.