Norrie records first win since US Open

Great Britain's Cameron Norrie claimed a first triumph since September's US Open, beating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux successful a third-set tie-break astatine nan Shanghai Masters.

The British number 2 was beaten by Novak Djokovic successful nan 3rd information astatine Flushing Meadows and has since tasted back-to-back defeats successful Chengdu and Beijing.

But it proved to beryllium third-time fortunate successful China for Norrie arsenic nan five-time victor connected nan ATP Tour clinched a rollercoaster 6-3 0-6 7-6 (7-5) triumph complete nan world number 70.

Norrie, nan 30th seed and classed 33rd successful nan world, showed each his acquisition arsenic he breezed done nan opening group courtesy of 2 breaks, making conscionable 4 unforced errors and hardly dropping a constituent connected serve.

Yet 23-year-old Cazaux came retired firing successful nan 2nd set, claiming a first break of service successful nan opening crippled earlier going connected to inflict conscionable a seventh bagel - 6-0 conclusion - of Norrie's career.

The Briton did good to regroup successful nan third, erstwhile again showing excessively overmuch guile for his younger opponent, outfoxing him pinch his left-hand service to regain a measurement of control.

Neither subordinate was capable to make a dent connected their opponent's serve, arsenic they struggled done basking and humid conditions, but a double responsibility from Cazaux successful nan 3rd constituent of nan tie-break yet proved nan quality successful a lucifer that lasted 2 hours.

After being fixed a bye successful nan first round, Norrie's first triumph astatine a Masters 1000 arena since May, erstwhile he won connected nan clay successful Rome, group up a third-round lucifer against 19-year-old American Learner Tien.