Italian Open: Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie qualify for main draw

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  • 12-05-2019, 15:55
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    Britain's Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie both recorded victories to qualify for the Italian Open main draw.

    Evans, ranked 81st in the world, overcame top seed and Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 7-5 6-3.

    British number two Norrie saved two match points to beat Chile's Nicolas Jarry 6-3 4-6 7-6 (8-6).

    They join British number one Kyle Edmund - who plays Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the first round - in Rome.

    Evans' victory over Lajovic was a career-best on clay, with Lajovic ranked 57 places above him.

    The 28-year-old beat Dutch tenth seed Robin Haase 6-2 6-4 in the first round of qualifying, while 45th-ranked Norrie, 23, beat Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 5-7 7-5 6-3.

    World number one Novak Djokovic, defending champion Rafael Nadal and 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer are all in the Rome draw.

     

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