Edinburgh tennis pro Jacob Fearnley eased his way into the final qualifying round for this week’s ATP Miami Masters with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dutch 16-year-old, Thijs Boogaard.
Fearnley, world No 83 and breathing down the neck of British No 2 Cam Norrie (No 81), now on Tuesday plays world No 111 Tristan Boyer who beat Yasutaka Uchiyama (154) 6-1 in the third set.
Reaching the first round proper would guarantee Jacob $23,760 and 10 ranking points.
Victory would mean $35,260 (30 pts) rising to $60,400 (50 pts) on reaching the last 32.
The tournament was won by Andy Murray in 2009 and 2013.
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