Cameron Norrie turned to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to assist him into the second spherical on the US Open.
The British primary practised with the world primary on Monday earlier than dismantling Alexander Shevchenko of Russia 6-3 6-2 6-2.
It was simply the type of efficiency Norrie wanted after shedding his earlier three matches on the laborious courts.
And the sixteenth seed credited Spanish famous person Alcaraz for his improved show.
“We had a really good practice and I think it really set the tone yesterday and I was able to put it into my match today,” he stated.
“He’s always enjoying the practice and bringing a lot of flair and excitement to the practice court.
“It was not an easy match. Shevchenko has had a good year so far. I know his game quite well, I’d practiced with him a few times.
“I was able to play longer points and win some of the tough games. It was a nice match to play in the first round to get a lot of rhythm.”
Norrie will face qualifier Yu Hsiou Hsu, the world quantity 237, in spherical two after his shock win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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