Britain's Cameron Norrie sealed an impressive 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 victory over former champion Andrey Rublev in his opening match at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

Norrie recorded his fourth win against top-20 opponents in 2025 with Rublev suffering his fifth consecutive loss as well as a mid-match meltdown - just a day after his 28th birthday.

British No 2 Norrie made a lightning start, breaking his opponent twice in the opening five games, when the seventh seed eventually lost his temper and repeatedly smashed his racket on court.

"The signature racket break from Andrey Rublev. Not the first time he's destroyed a bat. He's given that one the full monty," said commentator Robbie Koenig.

Rublev was hit with a code violation by the umpire and went on to drop the first set before winning a

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