Already qualified for his fifth final of the season in San Diego after Estoril, Lyon, the Queen’s and Los Cabos, Cameron Norrie is undoubtedly the nice surprise of this year 2021. Superb scorer of Andrey Rublev in the semifinals, the Briton will challenge this Sunday Norwegian Casper Ruud, also in great shape for this season.
Questioned after his victory, Cameron returned in particular to the experience he generated by facing Rafael Nadal, twice, and Roger Federer in the Grand Slam tournaments.
“This year has been great and I have learned a lot. I played against Nadal in the third round of the Australian Open and then also in the third round of Roland Garros. These are the games you want to play, the reason why I wanted to be a professional tennis player. Obviously you have a very difficult game and you have to play at your best if you want to have a chance. When I entered the court I tried to assimilate everything as quickly as possible and almost stole a set from him. Then I had to face Federer in the third round at Wimbledon. I had a few chances in the fourth set to bring the game to a fifth set which could have changed the storyline of the game completely. I like to play matches on the big stages and against the best players in the world. When there is a lot of pressure you learn a lot more, especially when you play against these guys who have been on rounds like this countless times. JI was not happy to have lost, but I learned positive lessons from all of these matches. The main ? I was able to show what I was capable of and worry them at times. “
Posted on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 12:25
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