Battling Norrie and Kartal light way for British tennis after Draper’s damp squib | Tumaini Carayol

Overall this was a positive Wimbledon for home players, with Raducanu’s progress clear, but others disappointed

In the end, Cameron Norrie’s run to the latter rounds of Wimbledon was shut down with ruthless efficiency. Up against the two-time defending champion in full bloom, serving as well as he ever has, there was not much that Norrie could do against Carlos Alcaraz.

Every defeat is paired with disappointment, but the quality of Norrie’s performances throughout the past few weeks meant he was immediately able to happily reflect on another positive step forward. His quarter-final finish is the second best grand slam result of his career after his run to the semi-finals here in 2022.

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