Cameron Norrie suffered a familiar defeat to Alexander Zverev to end British singles hopes at the Australian Open. Norrie was the only British player to make the third round and knew he would have his work cut out against third seed Zverev, who has now beaten him in all seven of their tour-level meetings. He saved three break points in a long fifth game and tried to feed off the energy of the packed crowd on John Cain Arena. Two big returns rushed Zverev, who netted a forehand to put Norrie back on level terms. Cameron Norrie changes his shirt (Aaron Favila/AP)The third seed was relentless in the fourth set, with Norrie only ending a run of seven games in a row against him when he was 5-0 down.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2026 14:50 UTC