Jack Draper marked his first Wimbledon match as British men's number one by evoking memories of Andy Murray with a five-set success under the Centre Court lights.
It ended a run of four successive tour-level defeats for Norrie, who has dropped outside the world's top 40 after first-round defeats at the French Open, Queen's and Eastbourne.was the other notable home men's winner as he set up a second-round encounter with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic. Being moved to Centre Court to fill the void left by Murray could not have felt any more symbolic of the changing of the guard.
As he homed in on victory, the crowd willed him over the line with many celebrating each victorious point by jumping from their seats in joy.Six weeks ago, Fearnley wrapped up a kinesiology degree - the study of human movement - at the Texas Christian University in the United States.Fearnley won the Nottingham Open title last month - his first on the second-tier ATP Challenger - to earn a wildcard for Wimbledon.
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