Cameron Norrie fends off Nicolas Jarry in five-set epic, reaches Wimbledon QFs

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Norrie fends off Jarry in five-set epic, reaches Wimbledon QFs

British lefty next meets Alcaraz or Rublev

Getty Images Cameron Norrie is just the fourth British man in the Open Era to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on multiple occasions. By Sam Jacot

Cameron Norrie kept alive home hopes at Wimbledon on Sunday, when he rallied past big-serving Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry in a five-set epic on No. 1 Court to reach the quarter-finals at The Championships for the second time.

Backed by a raucous crowd, the British lefty recovered from squandering one match point on the Jarry serve in the third-set tie-break and a 4/2 lead in the fourth-set breaker to eventually seal a battling 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 triumph.

After earning victory two hours and one minute afer his first match point, Norrie collapsed to the ground before he rose to his feet to let out a vocal roar, which reverberated around the closed-roofed No. 1 Court.

"Honestly I don't know how I did that. Credit to Nico [Nicolas Jarry]. He did an unbelievable job," Norrie said. "He played better than me in both tie-breaks [that he lost]. I had to keep fighting. I forgot to get my coach a birthday present today, so I had to get the win for him!

"He hung in there but I kept taking care of my serve. The atmosphere was so good and I appreciate the crowd getting me through."

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Norrie is just the fourth British player in the Open Era to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on multiple occasions, joining two-time champion Andy Murray, Tim Henman and Roger Taylor. The 29-year-old, who is the only British player left in the draw, now holds a 15-7 record at SW19, having advanced to the semi-finals in 2022.

Norrie will look to return to the semi-finals again on Tuesday when he meets two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or 14th seed Andrey Rublev in his second major quarter-final.

"At the beginning of this year, I struggled with confidence. I want to enjoy my tennis more and I'm doing that," Norrie said. "It is a bonus to win but enjoying it is what matters. I am so happy to be in another quarter-final in the best tournament in the world."

Norrie struggled to find his best level through the first four months of the season and arrived at the ATP 250 event in Geneva holding a 10-11 record on the year. However, the former Indian Wells champion has since gone 10-4, also reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros. He is up 18 spots to No. 43 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings following his latest win.

Jarry has struggled with a nerve disorder in his ear in the past year but looked impressive on London’s lawns through the first three rounds. The qualifier upset Top 10 star Holger Rune in the first round and then eliminated #NextGenATP stars Learner Tien and Joao Fonseca to equal his best result at a major.

For the best part of four hours, the Chilean served bombs and clubbed the ball from the baseline in an attempt to hit through the resilient Norrie. He saved one match point on serve at 5/6 in the third-set tie-break when he backed up a big serve with a heavy forehand. He then found four first serves from 15/40 down at 2-2 in the fourth set to hold and clinched the set in another tie-break.

However, he finally ran out of steam in the decider, with Norrie staying focused, consistent and aggressive to advance after four hours and 27 minutes in the pair’s second Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting (1-1). Jarry, whose career-high is No. 16, is up 48 spots to No. 95 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

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