‘Different’ Norrie catches Federer’s attention ahead of third-round showdown

Roger Federer praised Cameron Norrie for making big improvements to his game ahead of a much-anticipated third-round clash at Wimbledon.

British No 2 Norrie is through to the last 32 for the first time after a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win against Australian Alex Bolt, setting another marker in a season where he has reached three ATP Tour finals, including on grass at Queen's Club, and won more matches than any man barring Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev.

After showing some good form of his own in a 7-6 (1), 6-1, 6-4 victory over his old rival Richard Gasquet, Federer said: "I feel like everything in his game has gotten a little bit better. I think the confidence is growing.

"I feel like he's worked on his game. This is what I would like to see every player do. When you see them again - for me as an example, a player who hasn't been around for a year, year and a half, you want to see a different Cam Norrie.

"You don't want to see the same guy again a year and a half or two later who hasn't improved anything. But he has not done that. That's why I'm really happy for him. I'm excited about the match. He's a good guy, too. He had a good win last week. A very convincing victory today. That clearly gets my attention."

Nick Kyrgios roared through with a 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Italian Gianluca Mager to set up a mouth-watering clash with Canadian youngster Felix Auger-aliassime.

Second seed Daniil Medvedev cruised to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over Carlos Alcaraz, while fourth seed Alexander Zverev made light work of Tennys Sandgren, the German winning 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.