Cameron Norrie has joined the home party at Wimbledon by earning his first ever win there.
The 23-year-old beat Denis Istomin 6-2 6-4 6-4 to become the sixth British player into the second round.
The last two years had resulted in first-round defeats for the British number two, but he demolished Istomin on Court 16.
Top work by @cam_norrie beating Istomin in straight sets 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 to record his 1st ever #Wimbledon win 👏👊 #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/wpI72LOzBk — LTA (@the_LTA) July 2, 2019
He set the tone by breaking the Uzbekistani's first two service games, which allowed him to take the first set in 39 minutes.
Single breaks in the second and third sets made it an easy afternoon for the Brit, who plays Kei Nishikori next.
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