The British No1 wanted simply 75 minutes to see off the Russian sixth seed 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday evening and declare an eighth successive win with one in every of his finest performances of the season so far.
Norrie, who gained the event in 2021 and beat world No2 Carlos Alcaraz to safe Rio Open glory final month, will face both American Frances Tiafoe or Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo within the final eight.
In a match which began with three successive service breaks, it was the Briton who took the initiative to race right into a 3-1 lead, breaking for a 3rd time to present himself the possibility to shut out the primary set.
Certainly, the world quantity 12 transformed all 5 of his break factors as he accomplished a victory which squared his ATP Head2Head sequence in opposition to 25-year-old Rublev at 2-2.
Extra reporting by the Press Affiliation.
