Last British hope Norrie swept aside by Alcaraz

BRITISH singles hopes at Wimbledon ended for another year with a straight-sets loss for Cameron Norrie against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.

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Norrie had hoped to become just the third home player in the open era to defeat a men’s title holder in SW19 after Roger Taylor and Tim Henman but succumbed to a 6-2 6-3 6-3 defeat in just an hour and 39 minutes.

It has nevertheless been an excellent fortnight for the 29-year-old, who almost dropped out of the top 100 earlier this season, three years after reaching the semifinals here and has shown he can be a factor again.

Alcaraz, meanwhile, will take on Taylor Fritz in the last four on Friday as he continues his bid to make it three titles in a row at the All England Club.

After winning a 23rd successive match, the five-time grand slam winner said: “I am really happy. To be able to play another semifinal here at Wimbledon is really special.

“I am really happy with the level I played today against a really difficult player like Cam. He is an amazing guy. No one works harder than him.”