Cincinnati Masters: Cameron Norrie beats Holger Rune to set up second round clash with Andy Murray

Cameron Norrie battled past Holger Rune 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in a tight first round match at the Cincinnati Masters to set up an all-British clash with Andy Murray. It’s the first time Norrie has won in Cincinnati and despite not being at his best, he did enough to get over the line. Ad Norrie was broken early by an aggressive Rune, but he broke back as the first set went to a tie-break.

Davis Cup‘It’s always special’ — Murray named in Great Britain squad for Davis Cup return14 HOURS AGO It was Norrie who edged the tiebreak 7-5 to the frustration of Rune who threw his racquet in frustration and used his anger to break immediately at the start of the second set. A poor service game from Rune saw Norrie break back to square things up at 4-4, only for the Dane to break for a second time, before holding his serve to win the second set. The scrappy affair continued in the decider, with Norrie making the crucial break to go 4-2 up.

But, Rune broke back with the match looking like it was going to a tie-break. But, Norrie had other ideas and had two match points as Ruud made some errors including a double point which handed the match to the British player. Medvedev ‘would love’ to see Djokovic play at the US Open ‘Abdominal strains are dangerous’ – Nadal cautious ahead of Cincinnati Masters Murray awaits in the next round Norrie will play Murray in the second round in Cincinnati after the three-time Grand Slam champion came through a dramatic match against Stanislas Wawrinka.