Tennis-British breakthrough as Norrie wins Indian Wells title


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 18 Oct 2021

Oct 16, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Cameron Norrie (GBR) hits a shot as he defeats Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) in the semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) -Cameron Norrie battled back to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, becoming the first British man to win the Masters 1000 tournament.

It appeared an upset was in the works when the hard-hitting Basilashvili quickly took the first set but Norrie regrouped in the second, breaking the Georgian at love to force a decider.

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