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BBC Sport · Jan 23

Why Norrie exit shows Britain is punching below weight

Image caption, Cameron Norrie has been the last man standing for Britain at 14 of past 20 Grand Slam tournamentsCameron Norrie has become the Mr Dependable of British tennis.

If you're backing a Briton to reach the third round of a Grand Slam then he's your man.

Norrie, 30, has reached that stage in 15 of his past 20 majors, but moving beyond the last 32 is what has been consistently difficult.

The same goes for his compatriots.

On Friday, 26th seed Norrie became the final British singles player to fall at the Australian Open when he lost to German third seed Alexander Zverev.

Full story at BBC Sport

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