He further added, in good humor, that the media in his home country bombarded all his press conferences with questions about the teenage sensation instead of himself.
The 26-year-old, however, did not begrudge the World No. 18 her new-found success, and referred to the experience with fondness.
Cameron Norrie gave the credit for his triumphant 2021 season to Emma Raducanu
The World No. 12 gave credit to Emma Raducanu for the exceptional second half of his own 2021 season. He said that Raducanu’s incredible achievement was an inspiration for him.
Raducanu became the first player to win the US Open as a qualifier and also became the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win a Grand Slam Singles title. The US Open was only her second appearance at a Major. Raducanu won the title without dropping a single set.
Norrie revealed that seeing someone like Emma Raducanu with whom he used to train achieve such a feat ignited a fire in him as well. This led to the Brit turning his season around.
Norrie rose from World No. 74 at the beginning of 2021 to World No. 29 before the start of the US Open. Following a premature exit from the tournament in the first round, he reached the finals at the San Diego Open and went one step further at Indian Wells, where he won his second ever ATP Tour title.
The win made him the British No. 1 and also pushed him into the running for a place in the 2021 ATP Tour Finals as the second alternate. When Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew from the tournament due to an injury, Cameron Norrie made his debut at the event.
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