Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz will take place at the O2 Arena in London, England. World number three Novak Djokovic will take on World No 11 Cameron Norrie in the first semifinal at Wimbledon on July 8. However, it's a sensation the 2021 Indian Wells-winner may have to become more and more accustomed with as his star continues to grow. He's playing probably the tournament of his life.
But Djokovic quickly goes 30-15 up following two return errors from Norrie. That meant quarter-final opponent Roger Federer got a walkover. The Serb picked up five titles in 2021 (three in Major tournaments) but has only managed to win one so far this year. On the other side, Norrie is on the rise, playing well this year, and combined with the fact that he has euphoric home support, he is doing just fine throughout the tournament. Djokovic is so much in control of the points earned at the nets. There appear to be some nerves as he hits another double fault but he takes the set with a 124mph ace. It's break point number three for the top seed after Norrie dumps the ball in the net, and the reigning champion reels off a fourth-successive game to open the third set with a break as Norrie mishits the ball. Norrie was beaten 6-3 7-6 (7-3) by the American in the last 16 and now the British men's No 1 faces a tough task of qualifying for the event in Turin from 14-21 November. Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz will take place on an indoor hard court.
Date: Friday, July 8, 2022. The 35-year-old fired nine winners and committed just four unforced errors in the set. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Norrie's game is built around defence and his ability to neutralise pace and spin with good court positioning and speed.
And all of a sudden, Norrie finds himself facing break point as his drop shot attempt fails to make it over the net. Below are the match highlights from their last H2H encounter in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. After the change of ends, the crowd breaks out into a chant of "let's go Norrie, let's go. These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing. Djokovic is the bookies' favourite, but how can Norrie edge him out? The pair have played just once before, at the ATP World Tour Finals in November.
Even though Norrie may have to produce one of the best attacking performances of his career just to keep things close, especially on grass, he will also step on the court determined to test Djokovic's stamina and patience to the limit with his own fitness and consistency. In fact, his best performances are in clay-court tournaments, although this time could be different. Kyrgios scraped the first set 7-6 after a tiebreak, and the second set was also close at 7-5. "I think it's obviously one of the toughest tasks in tennis. To find out more about cookies and how to manage them, click here. Our verdict: Djokovic Wins.
But the unforced errors are back to get Norrie leading 15-30. A 19-shot rally ends in favour of Norrie as he reacts to the drop shot from Djokovic but sending him the wrong way at the net.