There is only so long, however, that wishes can be granted. Norrie, a semi-finalist in 2022, is once again the last British man remaining in the singles draw and the spotlight cannot be avoided much longer. Nor, in all likelihood, the grandeur of Wimbledon’s most hallowed ground, with a fourth-round clash to come against Joao Fonseca or Nicolas Jarry and beyond that, a potential quarter-final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.
