"That was unbelievable" - Norrie amazed by his own performance against Alcaraz

Cameron Norrie emerged victorious from a crazy match against Carlos Alcaraz in Cincinnati moving into the semi-final.

The match lasted over three hours and it saw Norrie throw away a win before coming back to secure an incredible victory. He won the opening set in a close tiebreak before losing a 4-1 lead in the 2nd set to lose the set and go into a decider. Norrie trailed 1-3 in the decider but fought back to win it and said after:

"That was unbelievable. Credit to Carlos. I was up a set and a break, 4-1, and I kind of lost a little bit of vision. I was thinking a little bit too much about the finish line rather than focussing on how I was winning points and I honestly got a little bit tight and he raised his level, didn't give me anything."

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Norrie showed off his tremendous fitness in the final set leaving Alcaraz tired after many rallies. He himself wanted to stay tough and he certainly did:

"I just wanted to hang tough with him and I think the only place I had him better was the legs and the physicality. So I was just trying to make every rally as physical as I could and make it tough for him to finish points."