Norrie overwhelmed in last-eight by Korda to finish British curiosity at Queen’s
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ameron Norrie’s bid for a primary grass-court title was ended by Sebastian Korda within the quarter-finals at Queen’s.
The British primary and fifth seed was overwhelmed 6-4 7-6 by American Korda, the world quantity 32. His defeat means there might be no British curiosity, in singles or doubles, going into the weekend at Queen’s for the primary time since 2012.
Korda, who additionally accounted for British quantity two Dan Evans within the first spherical, broke Norrie for 3-2 and had one other break level for 5-2 within the opening set.
Norrie wriggled out of that tight spot with a pair of aces, however he was unable to stop Korda wrapping up the set in 37 minutes.
Norrie, runner-up right here in 2021 and a Wimbledon semi-finalist final 12 months, hauled a break again for 3-3 within the second, the primary time he had bought anyplace close to the Korda serve.
But Korda, the son of former Australian Open winner Petr and brother of main champion golfer Nelly, raced away with the tie-break to succeed in the final 4 on his Queen’s debut.
The 22-year-old, who just lately recovered from three months out with a wrist harm, mentioned: “It’s massive. I’m playing really well on grass, I feel comfortable and I’m really enjoying myself here.
“As many matches as I can get, I’m always super happy. Everything is clicking right now.”
He will face Carlos Alcaraz within the last-four, after the Spaniard beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4. The high seed revealed this week he has been watching movies of Roger Federer and Andy Murray on grass to attempt to adapt to the floor, and his enchancment by the rounds suggests that’s actually working.
Saturday’s first semi-final will see Alex De Minaur face Danish second seed Holger Rune. Australian De Minaur was watched by his girlfriend, Britain’s Katie Boulter, as he beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Rising star Rune, 20, bought previous Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-5.