Norrie and Evans make history with four Brits through to US Open third round

Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans joined Andy Murray and Jack Draper in the third round of the US Open with superb wins on Thursday to make more history for British tennis.

Of the quartet, British No 1 Norrie went into the tournament as the banker given his incredible consistency and top-eight seeding, and he has not disappointed.

After keeping a cool head against the wavering attention span of Benoit Paire in round one, Norrie proved too strong for Portugal’s Sousa in a more conventional contest, winning 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4).

The only moment of concern came late in the third set, when Norrie was forced to save a set point at 5-6, but he kept his nose in front in the tie-break to move safely through.

The victory means the seventh seed, who next faces young Dane Holger Rune, has already matched his best performance in New York with hopefully significantly more to come.