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Indian Wells: Cameron Norrie hammers Luca Nardi in straight sets to reach second round

Cameron Norrie needed just 64 minutes for his 6-0 6-3 victory over Italian Luca Nardi at Indian Wells - watch the tournament live on Sky Sports Tennis

Friday 7 March 2025 06:00, UK

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Highlights of Cameron Norrie's first round match against Luca Nardi at Indian Wells.

Cameron Norrie eased into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as he secured a thumping 6-0 6-3 win over Luca Nardi in little more than an hour.

The British No 2, who won the tournament in 2021, dominated the 21-year-old Italian throughout but particularly in the opening set in which Nardi won only eight points on his own serve.

The second set proved to be a tighter contest as Nardi - who beat Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells last year - got on the board, but he was never able to threaten the Norrie serve.

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With the first seven games going on serve, Norrie snatched his opportunity to break in the eighth and then served things out to wrap up a most convincing of victories in 64 minutes.

The 29-year-old will next face Czech 23rd seed Jiri Lehecka in the second round.

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Jack Draper underlines the importance of his time away from tennis to be able to manage his body and prevent injuries.

British No 1 Jack Draper is the 13th seed and has a first-round bye. He will face his old junior rival Jacob Fearnley if the British debutant can get past Brazilian teenage star Joao Fonseca on Thursday - live on Sky Sports Tennis from 7pm.

Osaka apologises for 'worst match ever'

Meanwhile, former Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out in the first round in Indian Wells, suffering a 6-4 6-4 defeat to Colombia's Camila Osorio on Wednesday.

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Osaka described the defeat in a news conference as a "little bump in the road" but the four-time Grand Slam champion later apologised to fans on social media.

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Highlights of Camila Osorio's first round match against Naomi Osaka at Indian Wells.

"Worst match I've ever played in my life. Wow, I'm so sorry to everyone who watched that," Osaka posted on Threads.

With her victory, world No 53 Osorio becomes the first Colombian woman to beat a former world No 1. She takes on 22nd seed Clara Tauson of Denmark in the second round.

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