Going by the bookies' odds, the Serbian is the overwhelming favourite to win the match and go through to Sunday's final in a tournament he has previously won six times. But there are several reasons why Norrie could triumph.
The flat backhand combined with the topspin forehand makes Norrie's shots unpredictable and adds a variety to his game that opponents can sometimes struggle with.
Sky News sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao said:"Norrie's strength is his defence. His game is built around that and he doesn't miss much but he is coming up against the man with the greatest defence in the history of the game."Norrie will have to be aggressive and this is not his instinct, although in the fifth set of the quarter-final against Belgian David Goffin he did go for it."Norrie is one of the fittest players on tour and is widely respected by his peers.
He cites the extra warm-up that it offers and the added bonus of skipping the heavy traffic around Wimbledon during the championships.The majority of the Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon will be behind Norrie as they were in the quarter-final when they roared him to victory on Court One. Nick Powell said:"Djokovic is well used to being the bad guy. But the Wimbledon roars carried Norrie over the line on Tuesday and the ninth seed is learning to harness home support."
After a year in London, Norrie committed to Texas Christian University in the US and embraced an environment in which he could mature as a player. He then broke into the top 10 after making it to the fourth round of the Miami Open, and followed up by claiming a fourth title in Lyon thanks to a straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo.Norrie's long-time coach is Argentine Facundo Lugones and the pair have been together since 2017 after Norrie's time at Texas Christian University.
He also does not have the aesthetic slickness of his compatriots with their initials-embroidered shoes and eye-popping Nike patterns.Could being the underdog play to Norrie's advantage?
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