Cameron Norrie up next for Jack Draper after shock win over Gilles Simon at the Miami Open

Jack Draper will face Cameron Norrie in the second round of the Miami Open after beating Gilles Simon. Draper won his first ever Masters 1000 match in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1 over France’s Simon. Ad/> The 20-year-old will face Britain’s No.

1 in Norrie, after receiving a wildcard entry to this year’s tournament. He has already won three titles in 2022 on the ATP Challenger Tour and was able to bring that form to a bigger stage. WTA MiamiRaducanu: I want to be in the game as long as possible10 HOURS AGO After matching each other break for break, Draper was able to capitalise on a poor service game from the former world No.

6 to take the first set. In the second, the 37-year-old Simon started to slow and it was much more straightforward for the Brit — he broke three times in quick succession to take the win in one hour and 48 minutes. Any time he came close to giving up a break, he was able to dispel the danger with a big serve.

His appearance at last year’s Miami Open, another wildcard, was cut short when he collapsed under the sun and was forced to retire while a set down to Mikhail Kukushkin. /> Speaking to Amazon Prime Video, Draper said: “Yeah it was in the back of my head about last year. “I trusted all the work that I’d done in especially the last six months and yeah, came through today.

I still need plenty of time to get used to this over the course of my career but it’s a good start today. “Cam is a great guy. I play with him a lot when we’re back in the UK and I’m really looking forward to that match.