Cameron Norrie’s consistently good season continues in Cincinnati after beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.
The Brit has had another good season this year and has showed no signs of slowing down after his semi-final run at Wimbledon.
Norrie showed why he is one of the toughest players to face on Friday evening when he edged out Carlos Alcaraz in a three hour thriller to reach the last four.
Consistency is key if you want to challenge the big players in the big tournaments and Norrie has continued to show that throughout the season as he is expected to rise to at least number nine in the world on Monday.
Speaking after his win over Alcaraz, Norrie spoke about how incredible it was to win such a tough match, “That was unbelievable. Credit to Carlos. I was up a set and a break, 4-1, and I kind of lost a little bit of vision,” Norrie told the ATP website.
“I was thinking a little bit too much about the finish line rather than focussing on how I was winning points and I honestly got a little bit tight and he raised his level, didn’t give me anything.
“I just wanted to hang tough with him and I think the only place I had him better was the legs and the physicality. So I was just trying to make every rally as physical as I could and make it tough for him to finish points.”
Norrie will now look to continue his progress on Saturday when he takes on Borna Coric in the last four.
Should the Brit win the title this week, it will be his second Masters 1000 title of his career.
Norrie’s Season So Far:
Australian Open: R1 (l. Korda)
Rotterdam: Quarter-Final (l. Auger-Aliassime)
Delray Beach: Title
Acapulco: Final (l. Nadal)
Indian Wells: Quarter-Final (l. Alcaraz)
Miami: R4 (l. Ruud)
Monte-Carlo: R2 (l. Ramos-Vinolas)
Barcelona: Quarter-Final (l. De Minaur)
Madrid: R3 (l. Alcaraz)
Rome: R2 (l. Cilic)
Lyon: Title
Roland Garros: R3 (l. Khachanov)
Queen’s Club: R1 (l. Dimitrov)
Eastbourne: Quarter-Final (l. Cressy)
Wimbledon: Semi-Final (l. Djokovic)
Los Cabos: Final (l. Medvedev)
Montreal: R3 (l. Auger-Aliassime)
