Wimbledon 2025: Cam Norrie comes through five set epic against Nicolas Jarry to reach final eight
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Cam Norrie is the last Brit standing at SW19 after he came through a five-set epic against Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry in their fourth round clash.
The magic continued for the British No.3 on his beloved No.1 Court as he booked his place in his second Wimbledon quarter-final - defeating Jarry 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 over a mammoth four hours and 27 minutes.
Norrie becomes the fourth British man to reach the quarter-finals on multiple occasions at The Championships as well as the first unseeded British man to do so this century, the last being Greg Rusedski in 1997.
After Sonay Kartal’s fourth round defeat earlier today, Norrie is keeping the British hopes alive in the singles competition and will face either two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or world No.14 Andrey Rublev in the next round.
“Honestly I don’t know (how I got over the line)” the 2022 semi-finalist reflected. “I think credit to Nico (Jarry), he did an unbelievable job staying with me and he played better than me in both tie breaks (that he won) so he deserved it.
“I didn’t want to let his game style bother me and I just had to keep fighting. I forgot to get my coach a birthday present, it’s his birthday today. I had to get him something so I got him the win.”
Norrie missed a match point opportunity at the end of the third set, which led to the Chilean clawing back the next two. When asked about the chance to close out a straight set win, he once again praised the crowd for keeping him going.
“I was thinking I should have gone 'T' for about an hour. He hung in there and I just wanted to keep taking care of my serve and I did that. I hung tough when I needed to and honestly, you guys were amazing, the atmosphere was so good!”
“Honestly (feels) amazing” The Brit said about being the last remaining British hopeful in the singles draw. “Beginning of this year I was struggling a little bit with confidence and had some doubts and I just wanted to enjoy my tennis a little bit more and I’m doing that and I enjoyed it today."
“It’s just so nice to be through and so happy to be through to another quarter-final here, at the best tournament in the world.”
What a battle! It’s just so nice to be through and so happy to be through to another quarter-final here, at the best tournament in the world.
Norrie looked at home once again on No.1 Court as he took on Jarry in their first meeting on grass. Despite the 6ft 7 star’s booming serve, it was the Brit who took control of the baseline exchanges, patiently awaiting the errors from his opponent.
Consistent on serve and hitting just eight unforced errors compared to Jarry’s 31 in the opening two sets, the 2021 Indian Wells champion was rewarded for his clean, composed play with a two set lead.
Norrie kept his composure in the face of a frustrated Jarry at the start of the third and was able to create opportunities but failed to convert them as the Chilean’s steadied himself to push for another tie-break.
The former world No.8 had the first opportunity to close out the match at 6-5, but some sharp net play and a 32nd ace from Jarry turned the momentum and he went on to close out the third set with a blistering forehand down the line.
The fourth set was another tight contest. Norrie managed to save three more break points to maintain his 100% record (8/8) and ultimately force a third consecutive tie-break. But once again, Jarry edged ahead again to level the match at two sets apiece.
In the decider, the Brit came out firing, racing to 3-0 lead after fending off another three break points and navigating through six deuce points in a crucial game.
Despite tallying up an incredible 103 winners, Jarry also made 71 unforced errors that Norrie capitalised on throughout and before long, he was serving for the match.
After a gruelling four and a half hour battle and on his second match point, the pair engaged in a thrilling 15-shot rally before arry miss sent the ball into the net as Norrie collapsed to the grass in celebration.
