Wimbledon 2022: Cameron Norrie beats David Goffin in quarterfinals, to face Novak Djokovic in semis

Wimbledon 2022: Cameron Norrie is ready to face No.1 seed, Novak Djokovic, within the semi-final of the continuing grass-court match at SW19.

Cameron Norrie of Britain. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSNorrie got here again from behind to win the matchNorrie will face Novak Djokovic within the semi-finalNadal and Kyrgios will probably be in motion on Wednesday.

Britain’s Cameron Norrie has certified for the semi-final of Wimbledon 2022 after beating Belgium’s David Goffin 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Court 1 on Tuesday, June 5.

Norrie didn’t get off to one of the best of begins as he misplaced the primary set as Goffin put him beneath immense strain. Norrie, who’s seeded ninth within the ongoing grass-court championship, got here again to win the second set solely to once more go down within the third.

From there on, the British participant wanted to win each the remaining units and therefore didn’t have a lot room for error. However, the 26-year-old Johannesburg-born tennis star held his nerve to come back up trumps.

Norrie broke her opponent’s serve 5 out of eight occasions and likewise churned out 5 units. He additionally made 4 double faults, however that didn’t value him an entire lot.

Norrie additionally turned solely the fourth British man to achieve the Wimbledon semifinals within the Open period. Andy Murray, Tim Henman, and Roger Taylor are the opposite three to have reached the final 4.

Norrie is subsequent set to lock horns with No.1 seed Novak Djokovic, who got here two units all the way down to beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner. Djokovic seemed listless in his match after the primary two units however confirmed nerves of metal and loads of character to come back up trumps.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Australia’s Nick Kyrgios will play of their respective quarter-final matches on Wednesday, July 6.

While Nadal will probably be up in opposition to USA’s Taylor Fritz, Kyrgios will lock horns with Chile’s Cristian Garin.