Cameron Norrie into Wimbledon Semi-Finals

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Cameron Norrie fought back to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final with a 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 win over Goffin.

It took South African-born Norrie over three sets to get "locked in" to the task of taming David Goffin in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday but the Briton knows he cannot afford to leave it so late in his next match as he will be facing a rival his Belgian victim described as "an alien".

"Pretty crazy to be sitting here and in the semis. Crazy atmosphere, as well. Definitely enjoyed it. The crowd definitely got me through it. Pretty fortunate to get through that one," admitted Norrie after becoming only the fourth British man in the Open Era to reach the last four at the grasscourt major.

"At end of the fourth, start of the fifth, I was just locked in.... just a crazy day and crazy match to get through."
Norrie stands one win away from becoming the first British player to reach a Wimbledon final since Murray won the second of his All England Club titles in 2016, Norrie admitted he had surpassed his childhood dreams.

"When I was a kid and watching guys on TV making the quarter-finals, (I was) thinking 'Wow, this looks so tough to do, and there's almost zero chance I'm going to do that'," said the 26-year-old, who was beaten in his only previous meeting with the Serbian 20-time Grand Slam champion.

Norrie faces top seed Djokovic next, who is chasing a fourth successive title and a seventh in total at the All England Club.

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