Last British man standing Cameron Norrie reaches fourth round at Wimbledon
To the delight of the Court One crowd, the 2022 semi-finalist delivered, recovering from a slow start to win 7-6 (5) 6-4 6-3.
CAM STORMS INTO ROUND FOUR AT WIMBLEDON!! 💪
It's a top performance from @cam_norrie who's through to the last 16 in SW19 #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/x1GQ3oS8tv
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'I honestly don't really care about that too much,' Norrie, speaking on court, said of being Britain's only remaining male hope.
'I was just hitting the ball, playing point for point, the atmosphere was amazing and I was so happy to be back on this court and just enjoying my tennis. Apparently I'm the last Brit standing, so I'll take it.'
Norrie will take on Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry next, with two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz a potential quarter-final opponent.
The 29-year-old has dipped below the radar since his exploits of three years ago, plummeting from a career-high ranking of eighth to 61st – via a spell at 91st – and slipping below Draper and Jacob Fearnley in the British pecking order.
He gave a reminder of his talents by sweeping past 12th seed Frances Tiafoe in round two and this – on paper, at least – looked to be a more straightforward assignment.
Cameron Norrie is here to stay 👇
It's a straight set victory for the Brit as he defeats Mattia Bellucci 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3 to move into the fourth round 🇬🇧#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7gMn7c7Azr
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2025
Yet Norrie was on the backfoot in the early stages against a fellow left-hander who scalped Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas early this year and came out all guns blazing.
Bellucci broke to love in the opening game and then fought back from 40-0 down to hold in game two, while his 16 first-set winners included an outrageous forehand around the side of the net off the Briton's serve.
Norrie eventually broke to love to level at 4-4 before a stunning backhand helped settle a tense tie-break in his favour.
Bellucci took a set off Draper in the first round of this year's French Open before fading.
Following his bright start, the 24-year-old looked set to suffer a similar fate after failing to hold at the start of the second set but he soon broke back from 40-0 down.
However, Norrie regained the initiative in game seven before sealing the set with an ace and then easing through the decider to progress in two hours and 28 minutes.
'I was hitting the ball well and I think I started a little bit overconfident and going for too much and he started great,' he said.
'I hung in there, played a couple of tough games and definitely stole that first set. And I think that was even better for me: to start a little bit slow and for him to have a few chances and to play a really good tie-break again.
'He was little bit up and down with his tennis and I just tried to stay as solid as I could and ride the waves and weather the storm when I needed to.
'It was a lot of fun, it was another battle and I'm happy to be through – it was such a good match.'
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