Cameron Norrie has been experiencing exponential growth in his career, perhaps a bit late but no less valuable for that. The Briton has a Masters 1000 title and a Wimbledon semifinal to his credit, also with a presence in the Top 10.
Origin with racket sport
Cameron’s parents, David, a Scotsman, and Helen, a Welshwoman, played squash at the college level in his youth. Norrie’s sister is named Bronwen.
Childhood in New Zealand
Cameron Norrie was born in South Africa but later grew up in New Zealand from the age of 3. It was in the parking lot of his own house that he started playing tennis when he was 6 years old.
triple nationality
Beyond her birth in Johannesburg, Norrie traces her roots to New Zealandand that was the nation he represented as a Junior between 2010 and 2013. At the age of 17, after receiving little help from Tennis NZ, he changed his nationality to British, even going to reside in London.
Your favorite place
Norrie’s favorite event is Wimbledon, logically a very special tournament for any tennis fan, and even more so for the British. With a low profile, he reached the semifinals in the 2022 edition, when he fell to Novak Djokovic.
great idols
If Cameron has to stay with some idols that have marked him for inspiration, he mentions two legends like the American Andre Agassi y Rafael Nadal.
college tennis
Norrie studied sociology at the TCU (Texas Christian University) for three years, between 2015 and 2017. In parallel, he competed for the team of Horned Frogsand there it would become US College Tennis No.1. In 2017 he decided to put his studies on standby to turn to professionalism.
Argentinian coach
Since 2017, just when Norrie decided to play his first professional events, he began working with the Argentine Facundo Lugones, who was a TCU Senior when the British was in his first year. At present, both continue to share equipment.
rugby fan
Not surprisingly, having grown up in New Zealand, Cameron is a fan of rugby. The lefty is a fan of All Blacksas well as the Australian rugby league team South Sydney Rabbitohs. In addition, because of his connection to Lugones, Norrie also supports The Cougarsthe Argentine national team of that sport, whose logo the British tennis player has tattooed.
History in Indian Wells
A shake without a doubt was the title that Cameron Norrie conquered in Indian Wells 2021, beating Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final. That’s how he became first Briton to win in the desert in 46 years.
Fourth British Top 10
After finishing the 2021 season in a big way and continuing those feelings afterwards, Cam broke into the Top 10 in April 2022, to become just the fourth Briton in that batch, sharing the feat with Andy Murray, Greg Rusedski y Tim Henman.
