Article by David Istrate – published on Sunday, July 6, 2025, 21:32 / Updated Sunday, July 6, 2025 21:44
Cameron Norrie (29 years old, 61 ATP) qualified in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, after a 5-set victory, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in front of Nicolas Jarry (29 years, 143 ATP). His opponent has succeeded no less than 46 aces in the 4 hours and 30 minutes of play.
After the Marathon match on Saturday, July 5, disputed between Lorenzo Sonego and Brandon Nakashimawhich lasted 5 hours and 3 minutes, on Sunday, July 6, another extremely long match was played.
Cameron Norrie led 2-0 but needed decisive to impose
Cameron Norrie started the confrontation with Nicolas Jarry very well and awarded his inaugural set in 31 minutes: 6-3. There followed a sequence that needed Tie-break, but was also won by British and he seemed a favorite to victory.
But his Chile rival did not give up the fight, made two incredible sets and, taking advantage of the huge number of aces, returned from 0-2 and sent the match in decisive. In the final sequence, Jarry no longer had the necessary force to fight on a peer, and Norrie assured his victory, score 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-3after 4 hours and 30 minutes.
“Man, you fought so well. You resisted excellently. It was an extraordinary competitive match that I liked. I liked the fans of Chile too”, The winner of his opponent told him when they shook hands near the fillet.
Nicolas Jarry finished the match with 46 acesbut they were not enough. Cameron Norrie, with only 8 aces, won and obtained the qualification in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, where he will meet Andrey Rublev (27 years old, 14 ATP) or Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old).
