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| - Britain's Cameron Norrie charged back from two sets down to stun Argentine ninth seed Diego Schwartzman on day one of the US Open Monday. The 25-year-old looked dead and buried after dropping serve five times in the opening two sets but recovered to claim a memorable win. The four-hour-long slugfest saw Norrie save two match points in a contest that set a US Open record of 58 break points. "I'm not sure it's too good of a record to be holding, but I think it had a lot to do with how he returns. It was tough to get free points out there," Norrie said. "It shows that it was just two dogs out there battling with no serves really. It was a good match and I guess I'll take the record," added the left-hander. Norrie, ranked 76th in the world, eventually triumphed 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5. He was down Norrie 3-5 in the decider and saved match points in consecutive games. "I think my attitude won it for me today. Sometimes you've got to win ugly, I think," he said. Norrie will face another Argentine, Federico Coria, for a place in the third round. pdh/rcw
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