Norrie beats Svajda in Delray Beach Open
Written by I Dig Sports
British number two Cameron Norrie beat American Zachary Svajda in straight sets to reach the Delray Beach Open second round.
Norrie, the 2022 winner, needed 90 minutes to seal a 7-5 6-4 win over the world number 169.
The players traded breaks of serve in a tight first set played in hot and humid conditions in Florida.
A powerful forehand down the line gave Norrie a crucial second break, with the 29-year-old comfortably holding serve to take the set.
With an equally tight second set level at 4-4, Norrie could not convert five break points in a mammoth eighth game before finally taking the sixth.
He then took the second of two match points on his serve to set up a second-round meeting with French second seed Arthur Rinderknech or Canada's Gabriel Diallo.
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