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British tennis prima Cameron Norrie has been accused of taking vantage of a loophole astatine Wimbledon.
Norrie, 29, is having a large tally astatine this year's Wimbledon astatine the All England Club arsenic helium is gearing up for a quarter-final clash against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
So far, the satellite fig 61 has beaten the likes of Roberto Bautista Agut, Frances Tiafoe, Mattia Bellucci and Nicolas Jarry connected his mode to the past eight.
Last clip out, Norrie had to excavation heavy arsenic helium threw distant a two-set pb earlier winning the 5th 6-3 against Chilean Jarry.
During the match, Jarry made a ailment implicit Norrie's behaviour.
He said to the seat umpire: "I conscionable person to suck it due to the fact that helium ever does it? That’s the crushed I person to play with thing that affects me. It tin beryllium changed."
Nicolas Jarry was not blessed with Cameron Norrie during their Wimbledon clash. Image: Getty
The 29-year-old was frustrated by the magnitude of clip Norrie was taking betwixt archetypal and 2nd serve.
Over the past fewer years, it has been precise wide that players person 25 seconds betwixt points, with a changeable timepiece disposable astir the court.
However, determination are nary rules connected however agelong a subordinate tin instrumentality betwixt archetypal and 2nd serve.
Speaking connected BBC, 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash hinted that Norrie was 'milking' the rules.
He said: "They had a small natter astir the shot bouncing. I don’t cognize if helium [Norrie] was trying to get immoderate remainder but the excessive shot bouncing was, well, excessive.
"I’ve ne'er seen that earlier truthful possibly it was conscionable the authorities helium was successful during the match. After the archetypal service you tin benignant of instrumentality arsenic overmuch clip arsenic you like, it’s a benignant of silly anomaly of the rule."
The 60-year-old continued: "You person to service by a definite clip connected the changeable clock, but arsenic agelong arsenic you get to the enactment and propulsion the shot successful the air, you tin instrumentality arsenic overmuch clip arsenic you similar aft that, which is ridiculous.
"Cam benignant of milked that a bit. Maybe helium was tired."
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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 6, 2025Speaking afterwards, Norrie said: "For me, I wanted to instrumentality my clip connected the 2nd service and marque definite that I'm getting myself acceptable to set. I'm not doing nothing. I really didn't adjacent announcement helium was upset with that.
"Yeah, I privation to settee earlier I deed my 2nd serve. I don't privation to unreserved into it and deed a speedy double. That was benignant of what I'm doing with my 2nd serve. I privation to play the point. Typically I had to play a agelong point. If I'm hitting a 2nd serve, I person to beryllium acceptable for sure."
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