"Rather than easing into a long best of five sets match, he played at full throttle from the beginning, pulverising forehands and forcing himself inside the baseline at all costs. He worked through every shot in his arsenal, frequently sweeping forward to the net. He punctuated each small victory with booming cries of Allez. In tennis, however, match-ups are king and past battles between Norrie and Alexander Zverev had already illustrated how the German's game is built to outlast and overpower his British opponent."
"Norrie, the last British singles player in the tournament, departs Australia with another solid grand slam showing despite his defeat. He has enjoyed a successful 12 months at the top tournaments, winning every match he has been expected to win. Only the best players in the world have been able to defeat him in the past four majors, with Carlos Alcaraz defeating him at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic at the French Open and US Open, and now Zverev in Melbourne."
Cameron Norrie began aggressively, pulverising forehands, forcing himself inside the baseline and frequently sweeping forward to the net while punctuating points with booming cries of 'Allez'. Alexander Zverev used a game built to outlast and overpower opponents, matching Norrie's physicality and ultimately using superior serve and ball speed. Zverev won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round. Norrie was the last British singles player and departs with another solid grand slam showing after a strong 12 months at major tournaments. Only the very best players have beaten him at the recent majors. One of Norrie's most admirable qualities is his self-awareness.
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