British number one Cameron Norrie secured his third ATP Tour title with victory over Reilly Opelka in the final of the Delray Beach Open.
Norrie edged a hard-fought contest 7-6 (1) 7-6 (4) against his big-serving American opponent, who sent down 25 aces but was unable to threaten Norrie’s serve.
The top seed failed to take any of the five break points he created against Opelka, who had needed three hours to win his third consecutive three-set match against John Millman in the semi-finals.
Your @DelrayBeachOpen champion 🙌@cam_norrie defeats Reilly Opelka 7-6(1) 7-6(4) to claim the title 👏#DBOpen pic.twitter.com/hbODmTLE1I
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 20, 2022
But Norrie raced through the first set tie-break and won the crucial points in the second set tie-break as well, most notably edging 5-4 ahead when Opelka’s forehand pass flew agonisingly long.
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