Kilted Kiwi’s undone by on-song Tsonga...

CAMERON Norrie, the kilted Kiwi who plays under the British flag, took pride in his Wimbledon main draw debut yesterday – even though it ended in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 defeat to the No.12 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out on Court No 2.

Watched by friends from his successful stint in collegiate tennis in Forth Worth, Texas, the wild card matched the former Grand Slam finalist shot for shot in the early stages only for the illustrious Frenchman to pounce an unconvincing volley for the break of serve which saw him take the first set.

His day was done in just 83 minutes but Norrie still professed himself happy with the biggest day of his career so far.

“It was such a great experience playing someone like Tsonga,” said Norrie, born in Johannesburg and brought up in Auckland.

“I was happy with the way I started the match. But he served great throughout the match, and he didn’t really give me a chance to get into it.

“I think I matched him pretty well. But I lost a little bit of focus. I missed a few easy volleys in the first set, got broken, and it was the same in each set.

“I’m not used to playing guys at this level but I hope there’s going to be more to come.”

Norrie signed off with words of support for Andy Murray, with whom he practised at Queen’s.

He added: “He’s looking good. He’s solid.

“Obviously maybe he’s got some issue with his hip, but I think he can go all the way. He’s a fighter.”