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Norrie loses as British men's interest ends at Wimbledon

Cameron Norrie lost to German fourth seed Alexander Zverev as Britain's interest in the Wimbledon men's singles ended for another year.

Norrie, 28, was beaten 6-4 6-3 7-6 (17-15) in the third round.

Zverev, who has never gone past the last 16 at the All England Club, battled through after sustaining a knee injury early in the second set.

The 27-year-old could not take his first five match points in a monumental tie-break, where Norrie also had five set points, before clinching victory at the sixth attempt.

Recently being deposed as the British men's number one was the result of a chastening few months for 42nd-ranked Norrie.