Cameron Norrie

Cameron Norrie will play champion Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-final after a 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over David Goffin.

As the crowd of 10,000 took in Norrie’s achievement, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge present, chants of his surname rang out around the stadium. Norrie will now face one of the greatest challenges in this sport, the six-time champion and top seed, Novak Djokovic, with a Wimbledon final on the line. As he reflected on his achievements on the court after his victory Norrie was on the verge of tears. Used my legs at the end and tried to put the ball in the court.” Under the weight of the moment, the crowd and particularly Norrie’s unrelenting intensity, Goffin finally broke down and conceded the decisive break with a series of errors. But Goffin quickly resumed control of the baseline and steamrolled through the third set. He is the fourth British man in the Open era to reach a Wimbledon semi‑final after Andy Murray, Tim Henman and Roger Taylor. After trailing by two sets to one on No 1 Court, he recovered to defeat his Belgian opponent 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 and reach the first grand slam semi-final of his career, at Wimbledon. Shortly afterwards Norrie served out the set. Few players in the world can constantly meet the ball early and change directions off both wings with such impeccable timing. He remained composed as games fell away from him, furiously searching for a solution to his troubles. In the first grand slam quarter-final of Cameron Norrie’s blossoming career he had every reason to feel incensed by how things seemed to be progressing.

British No 1 Cameron Norrie has reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time after an epic five-set victory over David Goffin.

"I'm looking forward to taking it to him and seeing the level that be brings. I'm going to have to improve a lot of things from today, I don't think I'm going to have the chance to lose focus like I did today. "That's something I've been working on a lot, so that's nice to do it in the biggest match of my career." Instead, the British No 1 increased the pressure on Goffin again and roared when victory was confirmed. As he said himself, he could not find his game and it took him a good few sets to get going. It was great to get over the line, for sure."

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And they are pretty representative of the city they train in too; in London, 37 per cent of residents were born outside the UK, part of a total of nearly 10 million non-native Brits. So when Norrie thanks the crowd for their support on Centre Court, even in his slightly jarring Kiwi twang, it is wholly genuine. He is hardly the only star of British sport with diverse heritage either. New Zealand though was hardly a hotbed of tennis talent, or funding, and the Norries were having to self-fund arduous trips around the world. Norrie spent time in America too, studying at Texas Christian University (TCU) for three years while also playing tennis at a high level. Strangely though, he says his father David has never lost his “filthy” Scottish twang. Their home was broken into, and many of Helen’s trophies and medals where stolen.

Home favourite Cameron Norrie reached his first Grand Slam semifinal — where he'll face Novak Djokovic — with a 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over David ...

No. 20 Amanda Anisimova of the U.S., and No. 17 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan vs. No. 11 Taylor Fritz of the U.S., and Nick Kyrgios of Australia vs. The other women's quarterfinals: 2019 champion Simona Halep of Romania vs. A lot about his history of overcoming that sort of deficit. That includes a 10-1 mark in matches that go the distance at Wimbledon, including nine straight victories; the lone loss came way back in 2006. A lot about his pre-eminence at the All England Club in recent years.

Cameron Norrie will play Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon last four after a stunning fightback to beat Belgium's David Goffin in a five-set thriller.

The couple still live in New Zealand and missed much of his recent rise in the flesh because of the coronavirus pandemic, His parents, microbiologists David and Helen, have been a driving force in his life and watched on proudly as they shared the finest moment of his career at the All England Club. Norrie is the first British man to reach the Wimbledon singles semi-finals since Andy Murray in 2016 and the first British player since Johanna Konta in 2017. With a Welsh mother and a Scottish father, he was always destined to represent the nation despite retaining a hint of a New Zealand accent. He saw a first match point disappear when Goffin pummelled past a winner, but took his second opportunity to become only the fourth British man - following Murray, Tim Henman and Roger Taylor - to reach the Wimbledon singles semi-finals in the Open era. "I have flashbacks of all the hard work and all the sacrifices I have had to make and it's definitely paid off - and it feels pretty good."

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“I am going to come out and take it to him and hopefully you guys will get behind me again. It was great to get over the line.” Turning to the raucous crowd he said: “It wasn't going my way at the beginning, I couldn't find my game.

Cameron Norrie is into the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time in his career after a five-set epic victory against David Goffin.

I managed to stay as patient as I could, and it was all just adrenaline, and I just used my legs in the end and tried to put the ball in the court. Norrie added: "It wasn't going my way from the beginning and I wasn’t feeling good and feeling the ball. "It's great to get this but it only gets tougher and I’m going to come out and enjoy that and take it to him and hopefully you guys can get behind me again.

Cameron Norrie faces Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals at Wimbledon on Friday after coming through five sets to beat David Goffin in the quarters and log his ...

Yeah, it's going to be a tricky one." Got emotional there, and, just a crazy day and crazy match to get through, especially with the way that it started. School life was different, his routine had changed drastically, but New Zealand could not offer him the same opportunities that Britain could. Norrie cracked the top 100 in his first year as a pro and eased his way into recognition with a Wimbledon debut ending in a first-round loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a maiden Challenger Title and a place in the second round of the US Open, lifting the curtain on an unorthodox forehand wind-up perhaps reflecting the back-lift of a talented cricket player growing up. The normality that has worked for him. After a year in London Norrie committed to TCU (Texas Christian University) in the US and embraced an environment in which he could mature as a man as much as the NCAA resources that enabled him to enhance his game.

The former Auckland resident was made to work hard for his victory over David Goffin at Wimbledon.

The Kiwi-Brit has booked his spot in the semi-finals against Novak Djokovic.

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Norrie may hope to see more signings through the door before he takes up his offer to visit the club. The British star—who was born to Welsh and Scottish parents but grew up in New Zealand—was quick to follow up and accept. That's after Norrie was invited to swap tennis for Premier League football and attend a match at Newcastle United in the upcoming season.

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I think he has the endurance to do it for many hours and consecutive days, back to back to back." "That was a long time ago. He had started 2021 ranked 74th in the world but made six finals and won two titles to end the year ranked 12th. "After that the coaches really kicked me into gear and I was definitely more professional," he said. That's kind of the reason about that. But it is in the last four and, after his emotional quarter-final victory over David Goffin, his profile has rocketed. "I decided to drive my moped to my girlfriend's place, who I was dating at the time. Lugones, who has been with Norrie for seven years, said that he and Norrie have "a great relationship" and that they are "very respectful of each other", adding: "Off the court we talk about anything. "Some players can be really physical, but only for two hours. And he is, this is not a racquet-smashing player. I left the moped on the ground surrounded by blood everywhere." But he says it was his time in college that has made him "pretty focused and pretty composed" on the court.

A day after Cameron Norrie outfought and outlasted David Goffin to reach his first grand slam semi-final at Wimbledon, Norrie's coach, Facundo Lugones, ...

His tennis now is his priority number one, where before he had a lot of different things going on.”Maybe tennis was really important, but it was not the only thing.” After his match against Goffin, Norrie said he sat with Lugones and made a plan with a clear goal: “Let’s get to two hours in the match and then the match starts then”. As Norrie opened the fourth set while trailing by two sets to one, the match passed the two-hour mark. “Before he was just a kid. “Now he’s a man,” Lugones said. Lugones has been on a similar trajectory in his first tole as a top coach, learning on the job. “He does a lot of fitness, probably more than anyone,” Lugones said.

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"He may not be allowed to play at the US Open due to his vaccination status. He needs this slam to close the gap on Rafael Nadal. I'd say grass is his favourite surface and his record is unbelievable here at Wimbledon. It's going to be tough. Yeah, it's going to be a tricky one." Nick Powell said: "Djokovic is well used to being the bad guy. It is nice to have someone who knows you well off the court. But Novak is used to being the least popular in a Wimbledon latter stages match, it sometimes fires him up. The winner will face either Spain's Rafael Nadal or Australian Nick Kyrgios in the final. The 26-year-old Briton previously revealed: "I went to the hospital for some tests after an accident in college and one of the techs was like, 'are you a deep sea diver or something? "On his side, Norrie has youth and incredible fitness. School life was different, his routine had changed drastically, but New Zealand could not offer him the same opportunities that Britain could. Sky News sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao said: "Norrie's strength is his defence.