Norrie wins to give Britain four men into third round at US Open for first time

Seventh seed Cameron Norrie beat Portuguese João Sousa 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the third round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Thursday.

The ninth seed produced a typically consistent performance from the baseline to secure victory, setting up a clash with Dane Holger Rune, the No 28 seed, next.

Norrie’s win means that Britain has four men – Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Jack Draper are the others – into the third round of the US Open for the first time in the Open era.

“I think it’s very cool and I like that,” Norrie said of the statistic. “I think on the back of it, there’s a whole group of guys kind of coming through, kind of younger than Jack, Jack’s age, that have a lot of potential as well.

“It’s not just us guys. There’s guys just at the level just below. There’s going to be a lot of other names coming up, as well.”

In the previous round, Norrie defeated Frenchman Benoit Paire (6-0, 7-6 (1), 6-0).

Sousa, ranked No 59, beat American Mackenzie McDonald (1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3) in the first round.

US Open, New York City (Grand Slam), other second-round results

• Andrey Rublev (9) beat SoonWoo Kwon: 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
• Gijs Brouwer vs. Lorenzo Musetti: thursday
• Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Federico Coria: 6-2, 6-1, 7-5
• Jannik Sinner (11) beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-2
• Jenson Brooksby beat Borna Coric (25): 6-4, 7-6 (10), 6-1
• Daniel Evans (20) beat James Duckworth: 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
• Marin Čilić (15) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
• Jack Draper beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (6): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (27) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
• Yibing Wu (Q) beat Nuno Borges (Q): 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Nick Kyrgios (23) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (29) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3)
• Casper Ruud (5) beat Tim van Rijthoven: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Daniel Elahi Galan (Q) beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• J.J. Wolf (WC) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
• Matteo Berrettini (13) beat Hugo Grenier (LL): 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7)
• Andy Murray beat Emilio Nava (WC): 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0
• Corentin Moutet (LL) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (21): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Pedro Cachin beat Brandon Holt (Q): 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)
• Alex De Minaur (18) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
• Pablo Carreno Busta (12) beat Alexander Bublik: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5)

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