Lyon Open: Cameron Norrie beats Jose Hernandez-Fernandez to reach round two

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Norrie is now at a career-high ranking of 102

British number three Cameron Norrie reached the second round of the Lyon Open with a straight-set win over Jose Hernandez-Fernandez of the Dominican Republic.

Norrie, ranked 102, defeated Hernandez-Fernandez, ranked 266, 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.

The 21-year-old struggled with his serve at times in the first set, he was far more solid in the second set.

He next faces Germany's Maximilian Marterer, who beat French sixth seed Gael Monfils 2-6 6-4 6-4.

Meanwhile, Britain's Jay Clarke is through to face Australia's Bernard Tomic in the second round of qualifying for the French Open.

Clarke, 19, beat India's Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the first round on Monday.

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