Cameron Norrie overcomes John Isner, Dan Evans fights back to beat Roberto Bautista Agut at Madrid Open

Cameron Norrie made it through to the last 16 of the Madrid Open by beating John Isner in three sets. Norrie's win signalled a high-water mark for British men's tennis as a whole too as — after wins for Andy Murray and Dan Evans — it's the first time that three British men have ever made it to the last 16 of an ATP Masters event.

Ad/> Norrie's performance against the big-serving Isner was impressive, breaking three times and fully deserving his 6-4 6-7 6-4 victory, and his reward will be an encounter with Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz. ATP Madrid'I sound like I've been smoking' — Norrie battles past Kwon after sicknessYESTERDAY AT 19:05 After a break each in the early stages, Norrie struck at 5-4 ahead to take the first set and put himself in the ascendancy over his American opponent.

The second set was nip and tuck the whole way, with Isner eventually landing it on a tie-break after the Briton had squandered two break points at 2-2. But Norrie wasn't to be denied, keeping his composure and outlasting his 37-year-old adversary by getting the crucial break at 3-2 and holding his own serve from there on in.

How ex-Chelsea doctor Carneiro has helped improve Murray's game ‘I shouldn’t have a chance’- Murray on first clash against Djokovic in five years at Madrid Open Evans' win over Roberto Bautista Agut was no less enthralling, the 31-year-old prevailing on a final-set tie-break having seen his opponent serve for the match. Evans took the first set before Bautista Agut levelled up to look on the verge of victory, but Evans showed all his own fighting qualities to break the Spaniard back, eventually prevailing 6-3 5-7 7-6 in just under three hours at the Caja Magica.