- Briton wins first-round match 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5
- World No 79 next faces another Argentinian, Federico Coria
Just a few hours into the opening round of this strange US Open it appeared a fortnight without fans might belong to freewheelers comfortable in an empty bar rather than those desperate for friends. Enter Cam Norrie; exit Diego Schwartzman.
The Argentinian, who complained last week he was missing the buzz of the crowd, had the match in his pocket, two sets up with his opponent intense but lost. However, Norrie launched a comeback as uneven as it was thrilling to win 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in four hours on an echoing Court No 5, with a tournament-record 58 break points interrupting play like rain.
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