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The Telegraph: Cameron Norrie becomes first Briton to win 'fifth slam' at Indian Wells

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Cameron Norrie becomes first Briton to win 'fifth slam' at Indian Wells​

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After the Fairytale of New York, here was tennis’s answer to Operation Desert Storm. Cameron Norrie delivered a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili on Sunday night in the Indian Wells final. His triumph felt all the more special because this tournament, which is informally known as “the fifth slam”, had never fallen into the hands of a Brit before.

When Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu had assembled in the Californian desert a fortnight ago, few people were talking about him. Raducanu was all over the BNP Paribas Open’s advertising campaigns, following her US Open triumph, while Murray continued to earn admiration – as well as the odd brickbat – for his courageous attempts to turn back time.

Read more at https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/ten...-to-win-fifth-slam-at-indian-wells/ar-AAPDRLL
 
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