Cameron Norrie’s Wimbledon campaign came to a swift halt on Tuesday afternoon after he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.
Norrie performed admirably during the championships, coming through multiple five-set matches to set up a clash against the world number two.
However, Norrie was simply outclassed by Alcaraz, with the Spaniard dominating the contest by a score of 6-2 6-3 6-3.
Despite the loss, Norrie has the opportunity to build on a strong performance across the championships as he looks towards the US Open in August.
Laura Robson says Cam Norrie ‘looks like a different player’ ahead of the US Open
Laura Robson, a former junior Wimbledon champion and Olympic silver medallist, weighed in on Cam Norrie’s performance at Wimbledon and the ‘building block’ he has established ahead of the US Open.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday, Robson said: “Just a great tournament from Cam [Norrie].
“He’s put this run together over the past few weeks, which is going to change his entire year you feel.
“He’s such a confidence player, he just needed a few wins under his belt. Back-to-back wins on the clay helped him massively before Roland Garros, and to me he looks like a different player from what we saw around March/April.
“Just a massive building block for him ahead of the US Open series which is a surface that he loves.
“A chance to go out to the US and pick up many more wins we hope. But a masterclass from Carlos [Alcaraz].”
Despite slipping down the rankings in recent times, the former British number one has shown exceptional form at the most recent Grand Slams.
After beating Daniil Medvedev and Jacob Fearnley on his way to the French Open fourth round, Norrie’s quarter-final performance at SW19 will serve to further improve his confidence further ahead of the American hard-court swing.
According to the SW19 live rankings, Norrie has moved up 18 places to world number 43.
Greg Rusedski says Cameron Norrie has had a ‘fantastic Wimbledon’
Former British number one Greg Rusedski weighed in on Cameron Norrie’s Wimbledon performance.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live on Tuesday, he said: “He’s [Alcaraz] just made a statement today, that’s about as good as he could play today.
“Let’s have a word for Cam Norrie, he’s had a fantastic Wimbledon, only the fourth British man in the Open Era to make it to two quarterfinals, he’s been in the semi-finals before, he’s back, after making the fourth round of the French, quarterfinals here.
“Well done to Cam Norrie.”
Tim Henman also assessed Norrie’s Wimbledon performance, saying it was ‘another great tournament’ for the Brit.
