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Britain’s Cameron Norrie says he will be doing plenty of homework in a bid to finally beat Alexander Zverev and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.<\/b><\/p>\n
Norrie faces the German sixth seed from 05:00 GMT on Monday but has lost all four of their previous meetings.<\/p>\n
“I will sit down and watch those matches back and see how I played against him,” said the 19th seed.<\/p>\n
Norrie has never played in the last 16 in Melbourne before and is the only British player left in the singles.<\/p>\n
He beat three-time major finalist Ruud on Saturday in a performance he described as one of his “best at a Slam”<\/a>, helped by aggressive play and a willingness to go to the net.<\/p>\n Norrie also had a poor record against Ruud, having lost his three previous meetings with the Norwegian.<\/p>\n But the British men’s number one turned that streak around with the help of a video analysis session with his coach Facundo Lugones.<\/p>\n “I sat down with Facu and watched the matches with Casper back, and we talked a lot about what wasn’t working,” Norrie said.<\/p>\n “I think there will be a lot of things in there with Zverev.<\/p>\n “The last few times I have played him it’s kind of been a similar match every time – a tough kind of set and then he’s run away with it.<\/p>\n “I practised with him a couple of times in pre-season, and we played a couple of really competitive practice matches, which was good.<\/p>\n “It’s going to be a tough one but I’m looking forward to it.”<\/p>\n Zverev has returned to the upper echelons of the ATP Tour after recovering from tearing ligaments in his right ankle in June 2022.<\/p>\n However, his progress to the last 16 in Melbourne has not been straightforward.<\/p>\n After fighting back from a set down against fellow German Dominik Koepfer in the first round, Zverev needed four-and-a-half hours to beat Slovakian qualifier Lukas Klein in his next match.<\/p>\n The former world number two had a shorter night on Saturday, beating American teenager Alex Michelson in straight sets.<\/p>\n It was also announced on Tuesday that Zverev will face a trial<\/a> during this year’s French Open over domestic abuse allegations. The 26-year-old denies the charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n