Cameron Norrie, 26, is trying to upset superstar Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Norrie is the first British man to reach the semi-finals of the tournament since Andy Murray’s 2016 victory.
In the year 2015 Cameron Norrie drunk on the back of a moped. Now the favorite of the home crowd is one win away from the men’s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The journey to this point has been long both mentally and geographically. The British player ranked 12th in the ATP ranking is a real cosmopolitan.
Norrie, 26, has a father from Scotland and a mother from Wales. He was born in South Africa, where his parents met at a conference of microbiologists. The mother of the family got tired of crime in South Africa and had to move. So the boy grew up in New Zealand and then studied sociology in Texas in the United States and played tennis. Nightlife also interested the young man.
The Guardian reports on Tuesday (you will switch to another service) About the turning point in Norrie’s career. Norrie said in the interview that he fell off his moped in his second year of study because he had consumed too much alcohol. He got stitches in his chin and couldn’t participate in the tennis tournament. According to Norrie’s coach, he could have even died.
Norrie was far from the disciplined player he is now. However, the incident was a turning point that changed the British player’s attitude towards training.
– I realized that I didn’t make the best decisions. Like a typical student, I party too much. After the accident, the coaches beat me up and I was much more professional. I grew spiritually. Since then I thought I want to commit to gaming.
Norrie studied in Texas from 2014 to 2017. As a youngster he represented New Zealand but feels he is 100% British. He moved to London at the age of 16 and has been playing professionally since 2017 by Facundo Lugones in guidance.
At the end of 2020, Norrie was ranked 71st in the singles ATP ranking. After a year, he had already jumped to 12th and displaced by Dan Evans as the highest ranked British player. Norrie won the Indian Wells and Los Cabos tournaments in 2021.
This year, he has been at his best, tenth in the ATP ranking and won the Lyon and Delray Beach tournaments.
Left-hand upper twist punches and powerful two-handed knuckle punches are Norrie’s feats.
The resistance is getting stronger
Ranked ninth in the tournament, Norrie played in the quarterfinals of a grand slam tournament for the first time in his career when he faced Belgium by David Goffin On the first court of Wimbledon on Tuesday evening. Goffin led the match after three sets, but the Brit won the match 3–2 (3–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5).
-I’m speechless. In the beginning, my game was not going, but I remained patient. The rest was just adrenaline. I just tried to use my legs and hit the ball on the field, Norrie said in the field interview at the end of the three and a half hour job.
– My sacrifices paid off. This tastes really good. It was great that my parents saw this. They have now earned a glass of wine.
Norrie was the first Briton to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since then Andy Murray’s the 2017 match, which Murray lost to the United States For Sam Querrey. Murray won at Wimbledon in 2016 and 2013.
In the semi-finals, Norrie’s opponent is very possible: the reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovicwho is aiming for his seventh victory on the London grass courts.
– The resistance is getting stronger. I’m going to enjoy it and the support of the crowd, Norrie said to thunderous applause.
Norrie’s stamina is tough, so he should recover from the five-set as well as Djokovic. Norrie lives next to the Wimbledon courts and travels to the games by bicycle, so the man’s tennis routine is smooth right now.
Men’s singles semifinals will be played on Friday and the final on Sunday.