Norrie knocks out 12th seed to make 3rd round

CAMERON Norrie is enjoying tennis more than ever after reaching the third round of Wimbledon with a tenacious victory against 12th seed Frances Tiafoe.

- By MOLLY HUNTER

The British number three caught the attention of the tennis world when making the semi-final of the Championships in 2022, reaching a career-high ranking of eighth in the world during the same season.

He is now ranked 61 and would have been regarded an underdog in his second-round tie with the American Tiafoe, but the 29-year-old rel-ished that status and approached the match with a palpable sense of self-belief.

Despite losing the first set, Norrie did not lose his cool and applied steady pressure on his opponent to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 and reach the third round for the fourth time in five years.