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The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Mitchell at Wimbledon

Cameron Norrie’s Wimbledon run ended by Zverev after marathon tie-break

Cameron Norrie had five set points in the third set tie-break
Cameron Norrie had five set points in the third set tie-break but failed to convert any of them. Photograph: Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images

As Cameron Norrie and Alexander Zverev hardly need reminding, it’s the hope that kills you. This time, it was Norrie’s turn to feel the blood-shivering pain of dashed expectations.

Norrie the dream-killer beat Wimbledon’s latest pin-up boy, Jack Draper, in round two and thereby inherited the extra weight of love from his compatriot’s fan base, only to find the world No 4 waiting for him, a ready-made nightmare, lurking on Centre Court like a ravenous eagle.

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