Three to See, Australian Open Day 9: Svitolina vs. Noskova, Zverev vs. Norrie, Hurkacz vs. Cazaux

Alexander Zverev vs. Cameron Norrie

At this point in the tournament, there is no more complaining about high-quality matchups being too early in the draw. This match sees a current Top 10 player (Zverev) face a former one (Norrie), both of whom have

Zverev has made several deep runs at Grand Slams, including one runner-up appearance at the US Open four years ago, and is looking for his first Australian Open quarterfinal since 2021. Norrie is into a second week of a major for the first time in two years, and is seeking his first quarterfinal since he reached the penultimate round of Wimbledon in 2022.

Each is playing with a lot of heart ang grit—both have won a four- and five-setter already at this tournament already. In their fifth tour-level meeting (Zverev has won the first four), who will come out on the other side?