Cam Norrie and Jack Draper fly British flag high ahead of Australian Open

Cameron Norrie is through to the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland after victory over Frenchman Luca Van Assche.

The British number one saw off his 19-year-old opponent 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 in just under two and a half hours to set up a quarter-final against Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo.

Having claimed the opening set, Norrie had match point in the tie-break before Van Assche came through to bring the match level.

He was then broken by Van Assche in the opening game of set three before hitting back emphatically, rattling off six games in succession to secure the win.

Norrie is seeded 19th for the Australian Open ahead of the draw taking place in Melbourne on Thursday.

Across the Tasman, British number four Jack Draper is through to the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International after saving two match points in a comeback win over Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic.

Draper will face American Tommy Paul in the last eight after bouncing back from going a set down to earn a marathon 5-7 7-6(9) 7-6(7) victory in three hours and 39 minutes.

Meanwhile, Dan Evans was beaten in the last 16 as Alexander Bublik came from behind to defeat the British number two.

After starting well to claim the first set, Evans was then broken to go 4-2 down in the second and he would secure only one of the games that followed as Kazakhstan’s Bublik surged to a 4-6 6-2 6-1 win.

Evans, returning to action at this tournament after his 2023 campaign was ended prematurely by a calf injury, had beaten Australian Rinky Hijikata in straight sets in the previous round.

The 33-year-old will be unseeded at a grand slam for the first time since 2019 at the Australian Open, with the draw taking place in Melbourne on Thursday.

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