"A little bit cat and mouse" - Norrie on victory against Brooksby

Norrie produced his best tennis of the tournament on the biggest stage as he downed talented American Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals in the California desert.

A high-quality encounter was defined by Norrie’s ability to cause problems on the Brooksby serve as the Brit broke five times on his way to an 11th victory in 12, a remarkable turnaround after a slow start to the season that saw him lose his opening four matches.

He said:

“It was really difficult. I love playing on this court, obviously. Jenson’s so tricky and came out with a gameplan and managed to execute from the beginning and didn’t really miss too much. [I had] one slight lapse in concentration in the second set, but [I am] really enjoying my tennis and happy to sneak through another one.”

Norrie caused major issues on return and speaking about that, he said:

“[It was] a little bit of cat and mouse. I just backed myself physically, I was trying to make it that the longer the rallies went, I think the better [it was] for me. I just managed to execute and serve a little bit better than him down the stretch and I think that was the difference in that second set.”