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August 6, 2026

Cameron Norrie

Mixed Zone

C. NORRIE/A. de Minaur

5-7, 7-6, 6-1

Q. Must be pretty happy.

CAMERON NORRIE: Yeah. Really happy. Crazy match. It's been a while since I won with saving match points, or one match point.

But it was going to be a battle from the beginning, but really proud of my attitude.

Q. How do you go through these moments, match point and even breaking him twice in that second set to come back? Where do you draw that energy?

CAMERON NORRIE: Yeah. I thought a little bit in the end of the first set, and in the second set I tried to rush the points a little bit too much.

Yeah, in that moment all last week, this week I've really been trying to reset every point regardless of if it was the best point I played or the worst point, and regardless of what happens, just tried to get myself ready, fight every single point.

And obviously I was down 5-2. It was looking like it was going to be done, but I just said, no, let's keep playing, keep testing the legs. Managed to do that and get back and find that right balance of not pressing too much and really finding that good balance where I could come forward when I needed to and make good decisions.

And I managed to do that in the tiebreak, too, and came forward, and I played to win, and that's what counted.

Q. How do you do that? It's one thing to say it, it's another thing doing it.

CAMERON NORRIE: You try your best. Everyone has their different things, going to the towel. But I was just trying literally to play point for point and almost being okay with playing the worst point ever, the worst decision. That doesn't matter. And getting ready for the next point and tried to make it simple for myself. You know, not thinking about the score or points or if you're going to win or lose, because there's so many points -- things that are going to go through your head, but just trying to stay in the moment and play the point you're trying to play. And I had to run a lot. I was trying to use my legs a lot.

Q. Some players have complained about having to switch to a new surface so quickly after Wimbledon. Obviously you played in Cabos last week. How much do you think that run to the semifinals helped you to get your ground running here?

CAMERON NORRIE: Yeah. For me it was a bit different. I lost first round at Wimbledon, which has been a while since I've done that. So I had a bit of time.

I took a small holiday, and yeah, just enjoyed that, and then was training hard and played in Rio in an exhibition, got some matches. And then I went to Los Cabos, and yeah, definitely took a lot of confidence from that.

I can definitely say, for me anyway, it's nice to be playing matches and feeling like in those high-pressure moments often and you're used to it. And I played already two matches here, three matches, four matches in Cabo. And I think that's exactly what I needed, and I wasn't thinking, and I came here prepared with hitting a lot of balls and being in those high-pressure moments, 30-30 break point.

And, yeah, it was obviously unfortunate not to go away with a win in Cabo, but I was able to come here with terrible jet lag and make it work.

Q. What does it take physically to go through a match like this? It was humid, three sets. How did you do it?

CAMERON NORRIE: Yeah, it took eight shirts. Had to change a lot.

But, yeah, I was just trying to play every point, and I thought it was getting tough, and it was so humid. It felt like a wall. And I was really struggling with that.

And if I was struggling, I know I'm a really fit guy, so I was thinking imagine how he's feeling, and he must be suffering, too. So I wanted to keep pushing and keep pushing, and it ended up paying off in the third set.

Q. How much gas or petrol is left in the tank?

CAMERON NORRIE: We'll find out. Luckily I don't play tomorrow. I'm probably not even going to hit tomorrow. I'm going to come, see the physio, get a massage, eat a lot and enjoy Montreal probably tomorrow afternoon.

And great, so happy to be through. I think there's no time to be thinking about if you're tired or not. Whatever.

I'm going to be feeling -- I was tired coming from Cabo. The jet lag was terrible. It was quick turnaround, and doesn't matter. I want to just play, play matches.

And I don't have any regrets. So, of course, I'm going to be tired, but there's no time to think about that.

Q. There's only two top 10 seeds left. Do you feel you have a bit of moment going in?

CAMERON NORRIE: I don't care. Everyone is tough at this stage. I'm not even seeded, so I'm just playing for free.

Q. How much confidence do you take from your last Masters 1000 title?

CAMERON NORRIE: Yeah. It's a while ago, but definitely can take the confidence from that. And it was kind of a similar situation happening in that tournament. All the top seeds lost. I had to beat some good players, too.

But it was kind of a similar situation, but I'm feeling the ball good. I can take so much confidence from this win today, saving match points. And I'm a ghost in the tournament now, playing for free and shouldn't even be there. So we'll take it.

Q. You're going to face Fils on Saturday. What are you expecting from him?

CAMERON NORRIE: He's such a good player, so complete player. Huge serve, forehand, backhand, athletic, moves well. And when he's been healthy, he's probably one of the best players in the world and most confident.

He won easy today, so I'm going to have to definitely play my best to have a chance with him.

Q. Just the win today, where does this rank for you? Top 5, Top 10?

CAMERON NORRIE: In terms of attitude, it was maybe top 3. But I've played a lot of big matches, but I'm really pleased with the win and how I handled it. And the roller coaster and the level in the first set was so, so high from both of us.

But it's never easy playing Alex. He's a good friend. And I had to dig so, so deep to win today, so on the attitude side, yeah, top 3.