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Miami Open: Cameron Norrie beaten as Daniil Medvedev fights off cramps to win

Britain's Cameron Norrie was beaten by Taylor Fritz in the Miami Open third round as top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame leg cramps to advance.

Russia's Medvedev had cruised to a set and a 5-2 lead against Alexei Popyrin before he began to cramp in the heat.

Despite struggling to walk, Medvedev was able to secure a 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 win over the Australian.

"It's probably one of the sweetest victories in my career, because I was cramping like hell in the third set," Medvedev said.

"The only thing I was thinking about was not to fall down because if I fell down, I don't think I'd be able to get up.