Cameron Norrie Through hard work and effort, he has managed to gain a foothold among the best tennis players in the world. The British player went through the American university program and it took him a few years to stand out on the professional circuit, but once he has managed to be installed in the elite he has maintained the necessary regularity to be among the best rackets in the world year after year.
However, a few days ago he made some statements that caused a stir by admitting that his objective for next year was nothing more and nothing less than fighting for number one, something that he has commented on again in an interview for Eurosport, in addition to deepening what you have to improve to achieve it and talk about other issues, such as the figure of Novak Djokovicwhich for many will be the great rival in 2023.
Djokovic, favorite to everything during the next season
“Djokovic is the rival to beat next year. He had an amazing season playing a limited number of tournaments. I have a lot of respect for him, it’s amazing what he did to end the year the way he did. To face him at Wimbledon he’s the guy to beat, he’s the top seed so it’s okay to compare yourself to him.”
His goals for 2023 and his desire to be number one
“I want to be number one in the world, that’s a big goal for me. Obviously there’s a lot of things I need to accomplish before, I haven’t even been in the top five yet, so that’s a goal I want to keep in mind to make sure I’m practicing every day for that and trying to be the best player in the game. world. It is a difficult goal and a long way to go. Anyone can say that they want to be number one, but in the last years that I have had, and the level that I have given, I feel that I am playing tennis well and there are many things in which I can improve my game. With some great players starting to wane, there are plenty of possibilities and opportunities. I feel like I’m among the best players in the world, I train with them, I win and I play tight matches. I am exactly where I want to be and I want to stay there. I am someone who is never really satisfied.”
Expectations in the preseason
“I want to improve everything. I have many things to improve. At the beginning of the preseason, you want to focus a lot on the physical aspect and spend a lot of time in the gym to get stronger because in the year you play a lot of games and it is difficult to do that work in the gym, so my first focus is to be ready in the physical part. although you also want to win the exhibitions which are a very fun format. However the main thing is to be ready for Australia. I would also like to raise my level at the net and dare to go higher, another aspect to work on is the drop shots”.
Eager to do well in Australia, where he has lost three of the last four times in the first round
“I would love to do well there. You always want to start the year strong, I’ve wanted that too much, conditions can be a bit quicker there and I’ve had a couple of tough draws. I would love to do well, I always feel good there, growing up in New Zealand I feel great in that part of the world and I love starting the year there.”
