British No. 3 Cameron Norrie survives a fiery five-set battle with Chile’s Nicolás Jarry to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals

Cameron Norrie collapsed to the ground in jubilation after clinching an epic five-set victory over Chilean qualifier Nicolás Jarry to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals once again.

In a tense, rain-affected marathon on Court One, Norrie won 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 in four hours and 27 minutes, punching the air and then sinking to the grass in what he called a “well-deserved fall.”

“I’ve never dropped to the floor in a match before,” said the British No. 3. “That one was pure relief. It took everything.”

Norrie had led by two sets and even held match point in the third set before Jarry clawed his way back, pushing the Brit to the edge. But the 29-year-old left-hander dug deep in the decider, breaking early and never looking back.

His defiance kept British hopes alive at SW19 after Sonay Kartal’s defeat earlier on Centre Court. And with this win, Norrie joins an elite group of just four British men in the Open era to reach multiple Wimbledon quarter-finals.

But the drama didn’t end with the final point. After rising from the turf, Norrie was met with sharp words from Jarry, who had grown irritated by the Briton’s deliberate ball-bouncing routine and nearly smacked a forehand at him during a tense fifth set point.

“I was vocal — that’s just my energy,” Norrie explained. “But I told him after, ‘You competed so well. It was a great battle, and I loved it.’”

Norrie now faces the ultimate test: a quarter-final clash with two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who extended his winning streak to 21 matches with a fourth-round win over Andrey Rublev.

Ranked 61st in the world after an injury-hit season, Norrie had spoken confidently before the tournament, insisting he was playing at the same level as when he cracked the top 10. That belief — doubted by many — now looks justified.

He had shown flashes of vintage form at Roland Garros, beating former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in five sets before falling to Novak Djokovic. At Wimbledon, he’s now built on that promise.

“I’d say this one was better than 7 out of 10,” he smiled, referencing his now-famous French Open self-assessment. “My serve and first ball were solid, and I kept it moving. The level of both of us was really high.”

Jarry, who has struggled with an inner ear condition that affects balance and vision, came into the match riding a wave of momentum after wins over eighth seed Holger Rune and three others. Armed with a monstrous serve — 46 aces in total — he kept Norrie under constant pressure.

But the Briton refused to break, saving all eight break points he faced and striking clinically when opportunities arose. A brilliant cross-court winner sealed the second set tie-break, but third and fourth slipped through his fingers despite holding leads in both.

To Norrie’s credit, he hit the reset button and struck early in the fifth. From there, he rode the roar of Court One to victory, notching his ninth win in 10 career matches on the court.

“It means even more after the injury, after the work I’ve put in,” said Norrie, who will climb back into the top 50 next week. “This is why we do it. This is the payoff.”

If he’s to repeat his 2022 semi-final run, he’ll have to dethrone Alcaraz next — arguably the sport’s most dominant force. But for now, British fans can bask in a moment of classic Wimbledon grit, courtesy of a man who simply refused to lose.