Grigor Dimitrov came from behind to upset home favourite Cameron Norrie Monday at the Cinch Championships, scoring a 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-4 victory over the third seed at The Queen’s Club in London.

The unseeded Bulgarian, playing in his first event since a third-round run at Roland Garros, started strong on the grass but still found himself a set down as Great Britain’s Norrie dominated the opening-set tie-break by winning the final four points in a row.

But Dimitrov maintained his strong form on serve — he did not face a break point until the third set, when he saved all four against him — and began to make inroads on return as the match progressed. After dominating the second set, Dimitrov scored the lone break of the third in the set’s fifth game. He escaped 0/40 to hold for 5-3, then served it out after seeing a match point go begging on the return.

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It’s the World No. 22’s first ATP Head2Head victory over Norrie following straight-sets defeats at the ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami and Indian Wells last season.

Dimitrov could face another Briton next, if qualifier Paul Jubb gets past Botic van de Zandschulp.

Marin Cilic, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in his last outing, knocked out Great Britain’s Liam Broady, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, to close the day’s play in London. The seventh seed was headed for a routine victory, up a set and a break, but lost command of his serve midway through the second to hand Broady a lifeline.

After conceding two breaks in three shaky service games to close the second, Cilic regrouped in the third. He cruised to three love holds in the decider, dropping just four points on serve in the set, and earned the crucial break with Broady serving at 5-5.

“It was entertaining, I have to say. And a little bit nerve-wracking,” assessed Cilic. “It’s not easy. First match of the tournament, first match on the grass. [Broady] fought really hard… he came back and gave me a lot of trouble.”

The two-time Queen’s Club champion, who called the event “the best week of the year”, next faces Alexander Bublik. The 24-year-old took a 6-3 opening set against Lorenzo Musetti before the #NextGenATP Italian retired following a fall.

Pablo Carreno Busta made a winning start to his grass-court season with a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory against #NextGenATP Dane Holger Rune Monday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle.

The sixth-seeded Spaniard bounced back from a first-round loss to Gilles Simon at Roland Garros by beating surprise Paris quarter-finalist Rune, who was playing his first tour-level match on grass.

Carreno Busta saved five break points in the third game of the contest, then broke his 19-year-old opponent immediately after to edge in front in the opening set. He did not face another break point in the one-hour, 47-minute match.

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The Spaniard had two break points at both 4-4 and 5-5 in the second and led 5/2 in the tie-break, but needed to win the final two points of the match to close from 5/5. He improves to 2-0 in his ATP Head2Head series against Rune following a three-set win in the 2021 Metz quarter-finals.

Rune, who entered the Halle event at a career-high of No. 28 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, saved six of seven break points against the World No 19.

Carreno Busta advances to face Sebastian Korda or Cristian Garin. Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and wild card Nick Kyrgios loom as potential quarter-final opponents.

No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, +1 (Joint Career High)
The 26-year-old has soared back to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, regaining the position he held for three weeks in March this year. Last week, Medvedev was in action at the Libema Open, where he advanced to his second tour-level final on grass at the ATP 250 event. Read ‘s-Hertogenbosch Final Report & Watch Highlights.

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No. 47 Andy Murray, +21
The Scot has jumped 21 spots after he reached his first tour-level final on grass since 2016 at the BOSS OPEN in Stuttgart. The 35-year-old defeated then-World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals to earn his first Top 5 win since he beat Novak Djokovic in 2016. Murray overcame Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals before losing to Matteo Berrettini in the championship match. Read Stuttgart Final Report & Watch Highlights.

No. 65 Nick Kyrgios, +13
The Australian has climbed 13 places following his run to the last four in Stuttgart. The 27-year-old defeated Jiri Lehecka, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Marton Fucsovics to reach his second semi-final of the season.

No. 106 Tim Van Rijthoven, +99 (Career High)
Dutchman Van Rijthoven has soared to a career-high No. 106 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings following a fairytale run to his maiden ATP Tour crown on home soil in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The 25-year-old, who had never won a tour-level match before the week, shocked seeds Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Medvedev to capture the biggest crown of his career.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 2 Alexander Zverev, +1 (Career High)
No. 5 Casper Ruud, +1 (Career High)
No. 31 Daniel Evans, +4
No. 35 Tommy Paul, +4
No. 37 Alexander Bublik, +5
No. 42 Ilya Ivashka, +7
No. 51 Oscar Otte, +10 (Career High)
No. 54 Brandon Nakashima, +10 (Career High)
No. 97 Chun-hsin Tseng, +7 (Career High)
No. 99 Jack Draper, +7 (Career High)

#NextGenATP Briton Jack Draper has taken the ATP Challenger Tour by storm this season, capturing a standout four titles which have seen him move inside the Top 100 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

The 20-year-old soared into the spotlight last season when he won the first set against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, having earned victories over Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik at the Cinch Championships the week before.

Despite those highs, World No. 99 Draper has found greater consistency this year following injury-disrupted seasons in 2020 and 2021. Arriving this week at The Queen’s Club, he already has 26 wins to his name across all levels, including victories over Gilles Simon in Miami and Lorenzo Sonego in Madrid.

“I think the biggest thing has been that I have stayed injury-free,” Draper told ATPTour.com when discussing his strong year. “From 2019 I have barely been able to be on court and I have had quite a lot of bad injuries, so it is just about staying injury-free.

“It has been important to get my training right, training smart and looking after my body more. I know I have the tennis level and mindset to go far. I like to play aggressively and on the front foot, especially when I am in full flow. I have a big serve, big forehand and solid backhand. I have weapons really. It is just physically about where I am going to be.”

Draper, who missed the second half of 2021 due to a ruptured ligament in his ankle, believes he has the game to climb further in the coming months. However, he feels that it won’t be an easy task given the competition on the ATP Challenger Tour.

“The Challenger Tour is tough. Even though I have won a few [four] titles, I don’t know how I have done that,” Draper admitted. “I was thinking recently when I had a week off, ‘I have just won four events, I thought that was impossible’. So to do that I am very pleased.”

With Draper currently fifth in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Milan, he will be aiming to qualify for the 2022 Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held from 8-12 November.

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Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz triumphed at the 21-and-under event last year and the Briton revealed that the 19-year-old has been a major source of inspiration for him.

“Alcaraz is very special. I see him as a benchmark kind of player,” Draper said. “That is who I am judging myself against. His standards, his work rate and the way he plays. Watching someone like that you can learn a lot and I hope one day I will be competing for big titles against him.

“I know about the [Pepperstone ATP] Race [To Milan], but I haven’t paid too much attention to it, because even though I am high up now, there are players who are in the Top 50 and Top 100 who have access to ATP Tour events where points are higher,” he added when discussing Milan. “I am not getting my hopes up because there are a lot of extremely good young players coming through.”

Alongside competing on the Challenger circuit each week, Draper received wild cards into ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami and Madrid this season. He feels that his grass-court exploits of last summer, plus the opportunity to play Masters 1000 tournaments alongside countrymen Cameron Norrie, Daniel Evans and Andy Murray have played a major part in his continual development.

“It gave me good insight into a top-level tournament and a player like Novak. The match against him has definitely given me more confidence and a bit of inspiration this year,” Draper said when reflecting on his Wimbledon defeat to the World No. 1. “But ultimately, I know my tennis is good enough, it is just about getting everything else right. Being in Miami, Madrid and watching top players has given me a lot to learn from.

“Having the support from Dan, Andy and Cam and seeing what they are doing on Tour is very motivating for me. I feel with their support I can go a long way as well.”

Alongside Norrie, Evans and Murray, Draper is good friends with WTA star and fellow Brit Emma Raducanu. The 19-year-old shocked the world when she came through qualifying to win the US Open title last year and it was a moment that Draper revealed inspired him.

“It was a big motivation to see Emma win. Inspired me for sure,” he said. “I think watching her do something special, made me think as someone in a tough place who was injured, I saw her do well and thought I could do that. Not to the same extent maybe as the women’s game is a bit younger, so you can do that a bit younger, but definitely shows you can go from a tough place to an incredible place quickly.”

For now, Draper will focus on his first-round match at the Cinch Championships, where he will take on fourth seed Taylor Fritz in the first round after receiving a wild card from the ATP 500 grass-court event.