DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Cameron Norrie of Great Britain reacts after dispatching of Tommy Paul of the United States in two sets during the Semifinals of the Delray Beach Open by Vitacost.com at Delray Beach Tennis Center on February 19, 2022 in Delray Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Brit Cameron Norrie beat American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-4) to win Delray Beach Open on Sunday, his third career ATP title.
Norrie won a first set tiebreak before the 6′ 10″ Opelka forced another in the second.
The American hit 25 aces but Norrie kept his cool asn d eded ahead 5-4 in the second tie break to take out the match.
“I thought I played a very clean match,” Norrie said.
“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.’
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