And then there were none. On Fragile Friday the remaining British hopes in the men’s draw bid farewell to Wimbledon and while both Liam Broady and Cameron Norrie will have regrets over opportunities spurned, in the end their defeats felt inevitable.
Norrie was knocked out by Chris Eubanks mid-afternoon, the towering American showing a greater touch and temperament than his higher-ranked opponent. As for Liam Broady, a second upset in two days proved beyond the 29-year-old as the No 26 seed, Denis Shapovalov, piled on the pressure for a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 win to leave the endearing Stockport trier wilting in the evening heat.
