Cameron Norrie

seagull · Hall of fame

Cameron Norrie

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Vamos he did.

So unless Calvin Hemery wins the title in Lyon, in a draw that includes Thiem, Isner and several other well known names, Cam will be a top 100 player next week.

the addict · Tennis legend

Cam has got a MD WC into Queens

JonH · All-time great

Not a surprise but good news nonetheless

Sheddie · administrator

Full press release with quotes

Fever-Tree Championships - Norrie Gets Main Draw Wild Card; Hewitt/Kyrgios To Team In Doubles

Rising British player Cameron Norrie has been awarded a wild card into the singles main draw of the Fever-Tree Championships, while four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt will join forces with Nick Kyrgios after the Australian duo received a doubles wild card.

Norrie has made significant strides since turning professional last year, including a Davis Cup victory over World No.13 Robert Bautista Agut and rising to a career-high World No.102. He will also be a main draw entrant in this years French Open at Roland Garros.

Leon Smith, LTA Head of Mens Tennis and GB Davis Cup Captain, said: Cam has really pushed on over the last year and shown that he can mix it with the top pl ayers on any given day, whether it be his performances in Davis Cup or qualifying for the bigger ATP events. He now needs to start winning matches regularly in main draws, make the Top 100 and push on from there. A wild card into the Fever-Tree Championships at The Queens Club is a great opportunity to do exactly that.

Hewitt retired from singles play in 2016 after winning the title in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2006, but he will return to the scene of some of his greatest performances, including his 6-4, 6-4 win over Pete Sampras in the 2000 final as a 19-year-old. It will mark only the second time that Hewitt and Kyrgios have played together at a tournament. The other was in Montreal in 2015.

Stephen Farrow, Tournament Director, said: We are delighted to award Fever-Tree Championships wild cards to Cameron in the singles and Lleyton and Nick in the doubles. Cameron deserves his chance to take on the best players in the world on grass after the progress he has made this year, and we know that our ticket-holders are going to love the chance to see Lleyton and Nick playing doubles together for the first time in Britain. Lleyton is one of our all-time greats, and we cant wait to see him back at The Queens Club again.

Hewitt added: The Fever-Tree Championships at The Queens Club will always have a special place in my heart. The memories I have of beating Pete Sampras in the final when I was a teenager are as vivid now as theyve ever been. The grass is always perfect, they look after the players, and its just a really special tournament to me, and I think to everyone thats played there. I still love to compete, I can still play a bit, and to be given the chance to get out there with another Aussie is something Im really looking forward to.

Michael D · All-time great

An interesting - and detailed - interview with Cam Norrie. He covers a lot of topics in the interview, but a few highlights stand out. One was his comment on the Davis Cup being the highlight of his year - and career - thus far, but I think we certainly underestimate the knock on effects of playing two tough, long matches in such an adrenaline rush situation as Cam did: 'After that it took a little out of me and it took quite a lot for me to get back to my usual self. It impacted on my schedule but there are so many positives to take from that week and that was the major highlight of my year so far.'

Second, is the beneficial effects of the American collegiate system on his life AND play - Emily Appleton take note. And third, his decision to play deliberately to embrace the challenge of playing on clay, and to attempt to compete in higher level tournaments on the surface, rather than look for 'easy points' on Asian hard courts in challenger events. For me, on the latter, it's interesting he even considered the challenger route, since he clearly does have an aptitude for clay, and needs to learn to compete on it more regularly if he does want to join the big boys, which there is no doubt he does.

www.skysports.com/tennis/news/32455/11380163/cameron-norrie-ready-for-french-open-bow-after-landmark-year-in-professional-ranks

flamingowings · All-time great

Thanks for the post and Sky article link - it was a really lovely interview/article.

Jan · Hall of fame

Yes - thanks - it was a good read.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Yes, thanks Mike, great article. I have never really understood the college route and how it can really make a difference, but I get it more now, especially in Cam's case where he was mature enough to realise that he wasn't mature enough to be on the tour a few years ago, if that makes sense.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, I think this is by far the best interview I've seen with Cam, and certainly the most detailed in terms of the ground it covers in his life and career. Glad you all enjoyed it! smile

JonH · All-time great

Just wanted to add, this was a good and insightful article, thanks for posting. It also answers me and others who wondered what Cam was doing in the early clay season when he opted out of one or two events, if I recall, at qualies level, clearly he was training and bedding his game in.

Im actually really interested how Cam's game will translate to grass - hope it does

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Could be exciting times !!!

Cameron Norrie @cam_nozza 3h3 hours ago

Gonna miss my boys at TCU, they fought like dogs this year and couldn't ask for anymore. -->England tomorrow to kick start my pro career

The above is from May last year.

In the latest rankings, less than a year after starting that pro career in the grass season, Cam stands at WR 85

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Could be exciting times !!!

Cameron Norrie @cam_nozza 3h3 hours ago

Gonna miss my boys at TCU, they fought like dogs this year and couldn't ask for anymore. -->England tomorrow to kick start my pro career

The above is from May last year.
In the latest rankings, less than a year after starting that pro career in the grass season, Cam stands at WR 85

And this time next year will be GB Number 1 above Kyle as well...

Oakland2002 · All-time great

That would be fantastic and would mean having two top 20 perhaps top 10 players neither called Murray.

Obviously nothing against them being called Murray indeed 3 players in the top 10-20 with one called Murray would be even better.

Cam obviously has great self awareness to plot the journey he has, at the time taking the college route was slightly left field given the level he was at but obviously exactly the way he needed to go and with the coaching team at TCU he landed on his feet.

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Could be exciting times !!!

Cameron Norrie @cam_nozza 3h3 hours ago

Gonna miss my boys at TCU, they fought like dogs this year and couldn't ask for anymore. -->England tomorrow to kick start my pro career

The above is from May last year.
In the latest rankings, less than a year after starting that pro career in the grass season, Cam stands at WR 85
And this time next year will be GB Number 1 above Kyle as well...

Indeed by May 2nd I believe, as well as Gabi being above Heather. It's flagged

As Oakland says re Cam and Kyle, great if that is much more about the great advancement of the current lower ranked players, to give us more players in the top echelons.