British number one Cameron Norrie beats Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-4 to reach round three at Indian Wells.
Cameron Norrie lost his only other meeting with Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-5 in Monaco in 2019Norrie, 28, enjoyed a straightforward opening set, breaking Italy's Sonego once and holding on to his own service games to win it.
He broke twice in the second set to lead 5-2 but Sonego, also 28, fought back to win two games before Norrie served out for the win.lost in straight sets to Argentine qualifier Mariano Navone Norrie, who won the tournament at Indian Wells in 2021, struggled with the hot and humid conditions in Rio and has been recovering from illness over the past few weeks. "I got sick at the end of Rio so I haven't been able to practise too much," Norrie told Sky Sports after his win against Sonego. "I've been trying to recover and that's why I was happy to be out here. I just need to build back again for Miami and all these matches to try to improve. It's not easy but you take it for granted sometimes when you're not feeling well. "It's good memories coming here again. I like the courts and facilities. It's always positive memories and I enjoy coming here year after year."The two-headed dog experiments that shocked the world'Why not?' - Barkley on England recall dreams
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