Hopman Cup: Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter beat Greece in tournament opener

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Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter celebrate
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter celebrate winning their mixed doubles rubber

Cameron Norrie defeated Greek world number 15 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to inspire Great Britain to victory in the opening tie of the Hopman Cup in Australia.

World number 91 Norrie, 23, secured the biggest win of his career with a 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 victory over Tsitsipas.

Team-mate Katie Boulter, 22, was beaten 6-0 4-6 6-2 by Maria Sakkari in the women's singles rubber.

But the Britons won the mixed doubles 4-3 3-4 (2-5) 4-3 (5-4) to win the tie.

The Hopman Cup, played in Perth, comprises two singles matches and a mixed-doubles contest between nations in a round-robin format with two groups of four.

Norrie and Boulter will face Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic on Sunday before playing Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe of the USA on Thursday.

The winners of both groups will contest Saturday's final.

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  • Comment posted by Alp62, at 12:37 29 Dec 2018

    Two promising young players playing well and getting good results. Some top players are playing in this tournament so the comment about it being meaningless is somewhat daft. Cameron could well make the top 50, or better, by this time next year. Katie is going the right way too.

  • Comment posted by caroline, at 11:54 29 Dec 2018

    Well done!

  • Comment posted by manofthematch, at 12:07 29 Dec 2018

    Big year for Cameron. Top 50 would be a realistic target.

  • Comment posted by Wayne Calderbank, at 15:42 29 Dec 2018

    The BBC should turn off the comments feature. It’s just a breeding ground for angry keyboard warriors rather than a place for insightful opinion.

  • Comment posted by Dreddy Tennis, at 13:46 29 Dec 2018

    🤣 The absolute scandal. Maybe don't mention 'You know who' in your articles if you don't want them to be discussed?

    Well done to Norrie and Boutler. God forbid they progress to meet the USA in the final.

  • Comment posted by TonyH, at 01:33 30 Dec 2018

    For #8 (Koppout) & "this classic event" - yes, very witty. BBC Website has items about many sports, you don't like it, write & complain? This tournament is right at the start of the tennis season, Australian Open is coming soon. These are young players, just starting out. Lionel Messi started out somewhere, so too every other star, Hamilton graduated to F1, Ali met punchbags at first. Etc etc.

  • Comment posted by roly, at 18:16 29 Dec 2018

    Good result for the British pair. As to comments about the competitions relevance, I would think with the likes of Roger and SW playing, it must be a good tournament to kick start the season with. Anyway I like the Hopman Cup so will be watching.

  • Comment posted by NewImprovedPosterMeerkat, at 13:19 29 Dec 2018

    12.
    Posted by
    Mister Joe Bangles
    on
    7 minutes ago
    Great news for his native Africa

    ++++

    Yes indeed - just as Virginia Wade's Wimbledon win was "great news" for her "native" South Africa.

  • Comment posted by zebedee, at 23:41 29 Dec 2018

    40. TheKnowledge is that sarcasm? i really hope that's sarcasm. it's so hard to know these days.

  • Comment posted by Frankenstein says Relax, at 14:38 29 Dec 2018

    well done to them but it looks like the other 2 matches might be beyond them although i hope i am proved wrong!.

  • Comment posted by Joseph, at 13:53 29 Dec 2018

    Of course it doesn’t reflect how good the year of the players is going to be but I like watching Norrie. Quick between points, left handed with a good attacking style.

  • Comment posted by Owen, at 19:35 30 Dec 2018

    For those who are using this as a opportunity to write disparaging comments about Andy Murray, perhaps you should take a moment to read the ATP record books, because his name appears very high up on the all time wins.

    If you don't want to support the bloke, fine, but calling him a "loser" when he is in the top10 of all time singles wins, both for tournaments and match wins is nonsense.

  • Comment posted by TonyH, at 02:12 30 Dec 2018

    For #5 (Jerkybeats), & "I take it". Nice of you to take an interest, though I doubt it will last, judging by the sarky, uninformed comment. Harry Hopman was the great grand-daddy of Australian tennis, player & coach, went to the States, and one of his coaching academies helped produce McEnroe, amongst many others. One day they might name something after you.

  • Comment posted by Rollback Wizard, at 16:41 29 Dec 2018

    Great victory but I don't like the best-of-7-games format in the doubles. Make it sudden death at deuce and have a champion's tie-break if it goes to one set-all. Still, fantastic result.

  • Comment posted by SammyG100, at 11:48 29 Dec 2018

    Amazing

  • Comment posted by stclair, at 01:19 30 Dec 2018

    Hooray! A young British pair have success at a tennis tournament - well done Cam and Katie. The Beeb opens an HYS for the BDIs to come out of their holes in the ground, in droves, to spout their never-ending dross. Bodes well for the new tennis season, doesn't it. I'll leave it to people with more than two brain cells to work out what BDI stands for...

  • Comment posted by CyranoInTheShires, at 12:36 30 Dec 2018

    Also, well done to Harriet Dart for qualifying for the main draw in Brisbane.

  • Comment posted by caro, at 16:09 29 Dec 2018

    I've always enjoyed watching Hopman Cup, shame it may be the last. Basically an exho but you still get some great matches.
    Agree though that there is no need for an HYS, just the same old nonsense from the usual suspects.

  • Comment posted by jaycee, at 15:53 29 Dec 2018

    @27. Totally agreed!

    Also 'biggest win of his career'? Surepy that would be the win against Batista-Agut in the Davis cup. In Spain. On clay. Ok Tsitsipas is ranked a few places higher but is hardly a 'big name' and this isn't much more than an exhibition tournament. Still a good win though.

  • Comment posted by Tim, at 13:26 29 Dec 2018

    So much sarcasm and negativity.

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