Miami Open 2022 - Cameron Norrie claims straight sets win over youngster Jack Draper in an all-British round two clash

Cameron Norrie maintained his push to break into the world's top 10 but it was a far from straight forward win over fellow British starlet Jack Draper. The world number 12 needed to lean upon all of his experience to see off the wild card’s challenge with a 7-6 (5) 6-4 triumph in two hours and three minutes. Ad/> Norrie will now meet 20th seed John Isner or Frenchman Hugo Gaston in round three.

ATP MiamiDraper sets up all-Brit clash against Norrie at Miami OpenYESTERDAY AT 22:29 «I feel like I've improved a lot since the beginning of the year,» he said during an on-court interview with Amazon Prime. «I was able to get a good training block in and get some momentum. I feel good here in America and I like the conditions.

/> Asked about the future of Draper, he said: „It’s tough playing my first round here. I had a little bit of nerves. I was a big favourite against a young Brit.

I’m excited to see how he’s going to do in the future. /> He added: “It’s not easy against Jack. He’s such a big talent and hits the ball big on both sides.

The court surprised me a little bit as it was very slow out there. I managed to play the bigger points a little bit better than he did and that was the difference in the end.” Dolgopolov: This is war and I may kill or be killed 'Absolutely unexpected' — Nadal injury a real shame says Corretja Opinion: Barty shuns longevity to bow out on her own terms Draper came into the showdown with the British No.1 on the back of an excellent start to 2022, including three Challenger titles and a first ever Masters 1000 victory over Gilles Simon in the previous round. The 20-year-old is clearly full of confidence right now and gave a real cameo of his potential in an epic 37-shot rally in the opening game in