Norrie managed to wear down a tired-looking Struff to advance to a first tour-level final. Norrie once again really excelled from the service line in the two sets that he claimed, mixing up his points of attack with regularity and the effectiveness of his placement really prevented Struff from returning from a dominant position. Norrie not only edged it in the serving department, but he was able to turn the match into more of a physical battle, and with Struff playing a long three hour match in the day prior, it proved to take its toll in the final stages of the 3rd set. Struff had mixed success on serve, not looking as faultless as he can do with that single shot, and he really lacked energy or drive in his groundstrokes. Certainly not the same weight of shot that he has displayed all week.(Commentary) "Struff ran out of gas." Norrie 7/5 4/6 6/3


Norrie after beating Struff: "I mean, it feels incredible. I can't really describe it. I was really nervous in that last game...a couple of double faults and got slightly tight. Big thanks to the crowd for getting me through that. It is so special to get through to my first final and do it at home too. It means so much to me. I'm just playing on adrenaline. Today I was a little bit zapped in that second set, and I thought it was such an honour to play on the court where I grew up, and I was just going to fight for every point and hopefully give my everything and I ended up getting out on top."