Article 6ZHYR US Open tennis day two: Draper beats Gómez, Keys knocked out, Norrie through after Korda retires – as it happened

US Open tennis day two: Draper beats Gómez, Keys knocked out, Norrie through after Korda retires – as it happened

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Taha Hashim and Luke McLaughlin (for a bit)
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Madison Keys suffered an early exit as Jack Draper returned to singles action for the first time since Wimbledon

Korda goes long - just - with a forehand and Norrie has break point. But Korda matches Norrie's trick in the previous game, launching an ace to get out of trouble. A passing forehand, from way behind the baseline, puts a smile on Norrie's face: he's got another break point. And it's another ace from Korda! That's his 10th of the match. Norrie gets his third chance to break with a backhand down the line but Korda's serve is a serious force. The American battles on to take a 5-4 lead in the first set.

Korda has a break point against Norrie ... but out comes an ace down the middle. Norrie's then up to the net, a delightfully delicate volley bringing him the advantage. He escapes danger and we're 4-4 in this rather even fight.

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