2025 Wimbledon QF - [2] Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (SPN) v/s Cameron Norrie (Great Britain)

[Rafa4LifeEver]

H2H -
Alcaraz leads 4-2

Slam H2H -
Alcaraz leads 1-0

Grass court H2H -
N/A, this will be their first encounter.

Last match -
2023 Rio open (Clay) ATP 500 Final, Norrie def. Alcaraz 57 64 75

Last slam match -
2021 US Open (Hard) R1 - Alcaraz def. Norrie 64 64 63

Last round at this tournament -
1) Norrie def. Nicolàs Jarry - 64 76(4) 67(9) 67(5) 63
2) Alcaraz ded. Andrey Rublev - 76(5) 63 64 64

Who wins this match? How many sets will it take?
Vote and discuss.

 

[Kralingen]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

 

[Racquet_smash]

Norrie would give Paire a run for its money when it comes to the ugliest forehand in tennis history.

This won't be fun.

 

[Racquet_smash]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Carlos.

Don’t mess around Norrie. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

FTFY

 

[Mark Anderson]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

Wrong side of the bed?

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

A 64 64 64 would do as well

 

[MurraysMetalHip]

I just can’t see how Alcaraz can possibly beat the Norriegoat. He simply doesn’t have the game to compete.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz in 4!

 

[paolo2143]

Cannot see how Norrie can really hurt Carlos in anyway.

Even if Cameron plays great best he .might do is snick a set bit that is all.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

This should be a straight sets victory for Carlos, but as we've seen, he's capable of losing some sets, so who knows? He hasn't exactly been in his best form, but he's delivered good tennis when he needed to. He should beat Norrie, and Fritz too after that.

(Fritz could be the first real test, but he's played a lot recently, and Alcaraz leads the h2h 2-0. If things do get close, I expect Carlos to come out on top.)

 

[Daniel Andrade]

Lame brit gets destroyed

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

Gonna haunt your dreams......like Gundabad.....

 

[Hood_Man]

I just can’t see how Alcaraz can possibly beat the Norriegoat. He simply doesn’t have the game to compete.

NorrieGOAT to dispose of the fake heir of tennis 6-0 6-0 6-1, with the 1 being an act of merciful generosity.

 

[Quaichang]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

Why so much hostility towards Norrie

 

[Vincent-C]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

C'mon, stop temporizing and tell us what you really think, Kral.

 

[tudwell]

I’m often a worry wort with Alcaraz lately but I think he should get through this one in straights. Norrie just doesn’t have the game to take it to Raz, to take his time away and rush him in rallies, which is when he tends to start spewing errors trying to be too proactive. Plus Norrie had what was probably a rather physically and mentally draining match today, where he almost let a two-set lead slip.

Their head to head is kind of strange, though: There was a year and a half (from US Open 2021 to Buenos Aires 2023) where they met six times and in the 2+ years since they haven’t met at all. Alcaraz is a better player now than he was for most of their prior meetings.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

****** **** ** ****** **

fun challenge. No bad words

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I have faith. In Kralingen, I mean.

thinking Norrie can rise to the occasion and take a set.

 

[Kralingen]

****** **** ** ****** **

fun challenge. No bad words

Harold Kane >> Robert L.

 

[NYTennisfan]

Wrong side of the bed?

Pushers are the bane of Kral's existence....


And Ferrero

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Harold Kane >> Robert L.

Norrie will be gotten to.

 

[Lauren_Girl']

H2H -
Alcaraz leads 4-2

Slam H2H -
Alcaraz leads 1-0

Grass court H2H -
N/A, this will be their first encounter.

Last match -
2023 Rio open (Clay) ATP 500 Final, Norrie def. Alcaraz 57 64 75

Last slam match -
2021 US Open (Hard) R1 - Alcaraz def. Norrie 64 64 63

Last round at this tournament -
1) Norrie def. Nicolàs Jarry - 64 76(4) 67(9) 67(5) 63
2) Alcaraz ded. Andrey Rublev - 76(5) 63 64 64

Who wins this match? How many sets will it take?
Vote and discuss.

Never really understood why Alcaraz struggles so much with Norrie's game. Except for USO2021, all their matches were very close.
Even the IW one in 2022 (6-4 6-3 for Alcaraz) was a tough battle (many many breaks and ups&downs from both.)
Cincinnati 2022 lasted 3h15 and ended around 2 am. Norrie beat him right before Alcaraz won the USO.
For the Rio final, Alcaraz got injured at the very end of the 2nd set. Match was very close either way before the injury appeared...
He must have sth in his game that troubles him... Ironically I'm sure Alcaraz would've prefered to play Jarry ou Fonseca...

 

[Kralingen]

Norrie will be gotten to.

I think it’s the similarity to Curry that bothers me most. Cam Norrie. Steph Curry. Cam Curry. Steph Norrie. Etc etc. I’m getting carried away now. Apologies

 

[bullfan]

I think Carlos will balance beating Norrie without offending the Brits.

 

[dking68]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

Vamos in 3

 

[dking68]

A 64 64 64 would do as well

I voted.Carl in 3

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Norrie in 4.

He will be extra motivated to win with the crowd on his side. He will not let Alcaraz off the hook like Rublev did in the last match. His defensive counterpunching style will frustrate the crap out of Alcaraz and cause him to make more unforced errors because he will not give him the pace he likes.

 

[Vincent-C]

I voted.Carl in 3

Same here.

 

[MichaelNadal]

BMB in straights

 

[ppma]

Carlos will concede a set just because he likes to play tennis. Hope for a breadstick.

 

[Martin J]

I want the pusher humiliated in front of his home crowd. I want the entirety of Britain laughing at his pathetic attempts to play tennis. I want his family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues all watching him get demolished. I want this to be a day of unfiltered embarrassment and pain for Norrie.

Don’t mess around Carlos. Destroy this mug. Make him regret even showing up. Ferrero better deliver.

Lol, you're nuts. And I don't even like Norrie.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Never really understood why Alcaraz struggles so much with Norrie's game. Except for USO2021, all their matches were very close.
Even the IW one in 2022 (6-4 6-3 for Alcaraz) was a tough battle (many many breaks and ups&downs from both.)
Cincinnati 2022 lasted 3h15 and ended around 2 am. Norrie beat him right before Alcaraz won the USO.
For the Rio final, Alcaraz got injured at the very end of the 2nd set. Match was very close either way before the injury appeared...
He must have sth in his game that troubles him... Ironically I'm sure Alcaraz would've prefered to play Jarry ou Fonseca...

Alcaraz will win comfortably. He will step up and we at the business end of the slam again. He’s still the favourite for the title.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Norrie in 4.

He will be extra motivated to win with the crowd on his side. He will not let Alcaraz off the hook like Rublev did in the last match. His defensive counterpunching style will frustrate the crap out of Alcaraz and cause him to make more unforced errors because he will not give him the pace he likes.

LOL

 

[Martin J]

Norrie in 4.

He will be extra motivated to win with the crowd on his side. He will not let Alcaraz off the hook like Rublev did in the last match. His defensive counterpunching style will frustrate the crap out of Alcaraz and cause him to make more unforced errors because he will not give him the pace he likes.

Rublev has a huge forehand though (one of the fastest racquet-head speed on Tour I think), so he could dictate from the baseline and put Carlos into defense. Norrie doesn't have a weapon to hurt Alcaraz, and counterpunching won't save him on grass because Carlos can hit through the court often enough to make the difference.

 

[UnderArmServeOP]

Last time these 2 played was all the way back in 2023. On Clay.

Easy win for Carlos? Or is Norrie pulling off an upset.

Carlos leads H2H 4-2

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

We already have a thread. Sorry can’t seem to link it.

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...on-norrie-great-britain.787735/#post-18861882

Guessing this was an insurance thread to make sure @Kralingen was aware of this match....

 

[Mainad]

Cam's been playing well and Carlos has been a bit up and down so I think the latter will take it in 4.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Would love if norrie causes upset. Carlos is not big enough. Let's see.

 

[DSH]

Norrie in 4.

He will be extra motivated to win with the crowd on his side. He will not let Alcaraz off the hook like Rublev did in the last match. His defensive counterpunching style will frustrate the crap out of Alcaraz and cause him to make more unforced errors because he will not give him the pace he likes.

Are you afraid that Alcaraz will defeat your idol again at Wimbledon?

 

[DjokoLand]

Carlos in 3, Norrie has nothing to hurt him so unless he decides to go for a mental walk for a set this be a comfortable 3 set win.
Just skip this to the SF when KK or Fritz actually have an outside chance of causing an upset

 

[nolefam_2024]

Carlos in 3, Norrie has nothing to hurt him so unless he decides to go for a mental walk for a set this be a comfortable 3 set win.
Just skip this to the SF when KK or Fritz actually have an outside chance of causing an upset

Fritz couldn't beat even musetti last year. Unless Carlos is injured , no chance. Maybe norrie can tangle with him. I would be very interested in this norrie match.

 

[Vincent-C]

Cam's been playing well and Carlos has been a bit up and down so I think the latter will take it in 4.

Sounds about right.

 

[Jonas78]

Chuck Norrie to get Razified in 4...

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Norrie in 4.

He will be extra motivated to win with the crowd on his side. He will not let Alcaraz off the hook like Rublev did in the last match. His defensive counterpunching style will frustrate the crap out of Alcaraz and cause him to make more unforced errors because he will not give him the pace he likes.

I wouldn't be surprised if the crowd support is fairly balanced. Carlos gets a lot of support wherever he plays.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Would love if norrie causes upset. Carlos is not big enough. Let's see.

BMB about to break some hearts

 

[MurraysMetalHip]

Cambelt Norris in three. 6-0 6-0 6-0.

VAMOSH!

 

[Vincent-C]

C'mon, let's get this show on the road.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

C'mon, let's get this show on the road.

Fun match awaits us

 

[Poisoned Slice]

I'm hyped.

 

[Sarzy]

Could be a good match. Carlos in 4.