Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray defeats 71st-ranked Cameron Norrie on the Nationwide Tennis Centre in Roehampton to document his second victory on the Battle of the Brits Premier League of Tennis in three days
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Final Up to date: 22/12/20 7:11pm
Andy Murray received his second match on the Battle of the Brits Premier League of Tennis
Andy Murray claimed his second victory on the Battle of the Brits Premier League of Tennis by beating Cameron Norrie.
The previous British No 1 acquired the higher of current incumbent Dan Evans on the Nationwide Tennis Centre on Sunday and battled previous 71st-ranked Norrie 6-4 7-6 (7-5) two days later.
Murray took benefit of a poor begin from his opponent and in addition claimed an early break within the second set just for Norrie to step up his degree and struggle again.
Murray will now step up his preparations for the beginning of the brand new season
The British No 3 had a set level at 6-5 however Murray saved it and claimed victory on his second match level within the tie-break with a lob that landed on the baseline.
Though it will be mistaken to learn an excessive amount of into the outcomes at what’s an occasion designed merely to supply aggressive apply for the main British gamers, it has definitely been an encouraging few days for Murray.
The Scot spoke optimistically about his prospects for 2021 final month, pointing to the onerous work he had been doing on courtroom and within the health club, and his motion was usually sharp in the course of the two matches.
Murray will now step up his preparations for the beginning of the brand new season, the place he’ll hope to indicate that he generally is a pressure within the sport as soon as extra following two main hip operations.
Evans received his second match of the occasion in assured style, beating Liam Broady 6-0 6-2, whereas Jack Draper adopted up his victory over Norrie with a 6-4 6-1 success towards Jay Clarke on his nineteenth birthday.
Fellow 19-year-old Anton Matusevich beat James Ward 7-5 7-6 (3) and there have been additionally victories for Katy Dunne, Francesca Jones and Eden Silva.
In a while Tuesday, British No 2 Heather Watson got here from behind to beat promising 18-year-old Emma Raducanu 3-6 6-3 10-2 in a match tie-break.
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