Cameron Norrie's plan to dethrone Novak Djokovic

Beating world No3 Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon is up there with the toughest tasks in tennis. He has lost only 10 times at the All England Club, compared with 87 victories - the second most of all time. 

He is also on a 27-match winning streak here, which stretches back to his retirement through injury in 2017. The last person to actually beat him at Wimbledon was Sam Querrey the previous year.

So does Cameron Norrie even stand a chance? Despite Djokovic's many talents, there are some reasons to feel optimistic about the British No1 making the Wimbledon final.

All evidence points to Djokovic dominating Friday's semi-final, and Norrie does not possess Querrey's serve-bot tendencies which overcame him six years ago. 

But some would argue Norrie's game resembles Djokovic's greatest ever rival, Rafael Nadal, who has beaten him 29 times in 59 meetings.

Norrie is also a leftie, of course, and that brings complications for Djokovic. His top-spin forehand, though not as high-powered as Nadal's, is not dissimilar to the Spaniard's. There is also his never-say-die attitude.

He has a flat backhand like Nadal, but uses a more unusual stroke - a straight-armed bunt action - which can put opponents into awkward positions. "That's probably one of the keys, that it's so different than everyone else's backhand," Norrie's coach, Facundo Lugones, says. "It's also coming from the deuce side as a lefty - a lot of players can hit it like that, but most of them are righty.

"When you have that shot going to the forehand, you can rush them, keep the ball really low and hard, it's really uncomfortable for most players because they're not used to. It's pretty unique."

If he can channel all of these things, Nadal's record shows that way of playing