Pushing one of many all-time greats at a Grand Slam event is a measure of how far Norrie has come over the previous a number of months.

After a chastening first-round exit on the Miami Open in March, Norrie flew house to Europe and had a deep take into consideration the route of his profession.

The 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist was perilously near dropping out of the world’s prime 100, struggling to regain type and confidence following a forearm harm which disrupted his 2024 season.

A heart-to-heart along with his crew adopted. The collective conclusion was the group wanted to loosen up slightly, vowing to get pleasure from life on tour extra once more.

Since then, Norrie has reached the French Open fourth spherical – the place he misplaced to Djokovic – and the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Even one other defeat by Djokovic didn’t go away him overly disenchanted, given the place he discovered himself earlier this yr.

“It has been enjoyable – I would not change something on this event,” stated Norrie.

“There may be a lot to smile about.”

Earlier than the match, Norrie stated he was “prepared for something” from Djokovic – together with seeing him battle with health points earlier than regaining his stage.

That’s precisely what occurred on an entertaining night time on Ashe.

Norrie needed to show the match right into a bodily contest, given Djokovic’s perceived vulnerabilities, however was unable to maintain his stage.

“I would not change an excessive amount of, I attempted to play my model of tennis, I attempted to make it bodily,” stated Norrie.

“Within the third and fourth units I gave him too many low-cost factors and that was the distinction.”