Cameron Norrie secures third ATP Tour title after winning Delray Beach Open
- Planet Sport writer
- 21 February 2022
The British No.1 beat America's Reilly Opelka in the final to pick up a third title of his career.
Norrie won his first ATP Tour title in July last year, beating Brandon Nakashima to win the Los Cabos Open, and then followed it up in October to scoop the Indian Wells Masters.
Now, in what was his first Masters final since his Indian Wells success last year, Norrie managed to pick up more silverware with a straight-set win.
The 26-year-old entered the tournament as the top seed, and enjoyed a smooth run to the final, only requiring three sets once in the quarter-final.
However, it wasn't quite as smooth as it may seem for the world No.13, with Opelka sending down 25 aces throughout the match, and taking both sets to tense tie-breaks.
But, a 7-1 thrashing in the first tie-break shows that Norrie turned up when it mattered most, and a successive 7-4 triumph in the second set sealed the win.
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Following the match, Norrie was pleased with his aggressive approach during the tie-breaks.
"I thought I played a very clean match." said Norrie.
"I didn't face a break point so that was great. I was happy with the way I played and obviously with the result.
"The tie-breaks I played extremely aggressively, the second one especially. I managed to put a couple of balls away and I was reading the play great. I'm super happy to get the win and beat a guy like Reilly, who is confident and playing well and won (in Dallas) last week."
