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Cameron Norrie has vowed not to tone down his "energy" when he squares off against Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Despite drawing criticism from Nicolas Jarry and Frances Tiafoe for his on-court behaviour during their matches, Norrie remains unapologetic.

"He was superamped," Tiafoe remarked after Norrie defeated him 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round. "He was saying 'c'mon' from the first game, which is definitely annoying, but that part bothered me more than the crowd." Jarry also expressed dissatisfaction with Norrie's antics during their fourth-round encounter, criticising his opponent for loudly celebrating his points and taking too much time over his second serve.

However, Norrie has no plans to alter his approach when he faces the current Wimbledon champion. "We're playing and we're competing for livelihood out there," Norrie said.

"So I want to compete as hard as I can, and I'm not going to tank matches and roll over matches for someone else. I'm doing it for myself, I'm not doing it to make someone else feel bad.

"I am not doing it for that. I think that is my energy. If they take it personally, it's nothing to do with me. I'm going to have to be tough and bring more energy to have a chance with Charly."

Reflecting on the gruelling encounter with Jarry which he clinched 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (7-9) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3, British No 3 added: "He said I was a little bit vocal and I think: 'That's my energy'. [When] a couple of people have not been too happy with it, I think it's been in a big match."

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The Brit continued: "I think they want to win the match as well, so it's understandable to maybe take it personally. But for me, I'm just aiming it at my team and aiming it at some people and some friends in the crowd.

"I think [against Jarry] it was a match where there's some moments with not a lot happening. I think some of the points are maybe not worthy of saying 'vamos' or saying 'c'mon' but it was a match that I really had to do that, because those points that don't mean a lot, if you lose those ones, you can get broken, and the match can go away from you very quickly."

Alcaraz, holding a 4-2 record over Norrie but having lost in their previous meeting in the 2023 Rio Open final, conceded: "Facing Cam is always really, really difficult. We have really difficult battles already. For me facing him is almost a nightmare, to be honest. He is really tough from the baseline."