Norrie beat the American 6-4 7-5 6-4 in a victory he later described as “pretty crazy”. His victory made him only the fifth Briton overall to reach the last eight of the Championship and the first since two-time champion Andy Murray in 2017. “Making the quarters for the first time, in front of my family and friends here from college is so special,” Norrie said on the court to loud cheers from the crowd. “In a huge match, to play the way I did was very good. To perform everything. I really enjoyed it. It’s very crazy, I have a lot of emotions.’ The ninth seed had overcome another American, Steve Johnson, in the third round and built on that with another strong performance on Sunday afternoon on Court One. His win comes hours after Britain’s Heather Watson was knocked out of Wimbledon after losing to Jules Niemeyer in her fourth-round match. The British number four lost in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, to the 22-year-old German. He had previously defeated Niemeier in their only previous meeting, earlier this season in Monterey, in a final set tiebreak. But it was an even first set from Watson who hit the net in frustration after missing a volley to take set point. Image: Britain’s Heather Watson hugs Germany’s Jule Niemeier It was Watson’s best performance at any Grand Slam, but a place in the quarter-finals proved beyond the 30-year-old’s reach. Watson had fallen to 121st in the world rankings and this year marked her 12th Wimbledon. So far he had played in every day of the tournament.
