Wimbledon: Cameron Norrie claims innocence following heated exchange with Nicolas Jarry

Norrie had a match point in the third set tie-break, but was forced to fight hard to get over the line with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 win to set up a Wimbledon quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday.

Jarry appeared to be annoyed that Norrie was taking too long to deliver his serve, as he was bouncing the ball more than 20 times in what the Chilean claimed was delaying tactics.

Yet Norrie played down those accusations, even though Jarry didn't try to hide his annoyance and told Norrie what he thought in a heated exchange on court after the match.

"I'm not doing anything. I actually didn't even notice he was upset with that," said Norrie. "Yeah, I want to settle before I hit my second serve. I don't want to rush into it and hit a quick double.

"At one point, I thought he was maybe a little bit tight on that second serve. It's okay. For me, I wanted to take my time on the second serve and making sure that I'm getting myself ready.

"That was kind of what I'm doing with my second serve. I want to play the point. Typically, I had to play a long point. If I'm hitting a second serve, I have to be ready for sure.

"It's a big match for both of us. We really wanted to win the match. Yeah, I think it was obviously frustrating for him to lose. I just told him, â˜man, that was an unbelievable level'. You competed so well, and I loved the way you kind of responded. It was such a good match.

"The atmosphere was really good. I think, yeah, he just said I was being a little bit too vocal, but I was aiming directly at my team and pulling from the crowd. The atmosphere of the court was so, so good.

"Honestly, nothing but credit to Nico for his performance. And to see him not only playing at that level, you know, seeing him enjoying his tennis and coming through quallies so easily and dropping guys, so I wish him all the best.

"I guess we both really wanted to win. It was a huge match, so I can understand where he's coming from."

Norrie has been sliding down the ATP Rankings in recent months, but now he is back on the rise and is currently up to 43 in the live rankings, which is a rise of 18 places.

He is now one win away from a return to the top 32 of the ATP Rankings, but he will have to overcome defending champion Alcaraz to make their return to the elite list of the men's game.

"I think it only gets tougher from now," added Norrie. "I've played a lot of tough matches already and now it only gets tougher. There's still lots of matches to be played and lots of matches to be won.

"I'm going to play point-for-point as always, and I'm really happy with how I pulled up after the match. My body feels good, and I'm in a good place."

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