Cam out to win his
CAMERON Norrie is looking to build on his breakthrough Wimbledon by seizing his opportunity at the US Open.
The British number one achieved another landmark in what has been an exceptional 18 months by reaching his first grand slam semi-final at the All England Club last month.
And Norrie goes into the year’s final slam buoyed by more strong performances on hard courts, reaching the final of an ATP Tour event in Mexico and then the semi-finals in Cincinnati last week.
He said of his Wimbledon achievements: “It was a lot of fun but I don’t think my life has changed at all. I had the weekend there and then I left and I was preparing for the hard-court season, the best part of my season.
“It was a big goal at the start of the year to make the second week for the first time and to do that and go a couple further was obviously great and to play the level that I did in those rounds beyond that was very cool.
“Just the same goal, to try make the second week again and go from there.”
Novak Djokovic revealed after their Wimbledon semi-final Norrie travels with his own scales and weighs himself before and after matches and practice to ensure he is getting his food and hydration exactly right.
The 27-year-old is at a career-high ranking of nine and, in the absence of Djokovic and Alexander Zverev this fortnight, is seeded in the top eight at a slam for the first time.
Norrie will not be getting ahead of himself, though, saying: “You always think Rafa is going to be done soon and he comes back and he plays a crazy level.
“I think there’s so many good guys coming through. It is a different generation but I’m going to give myself the best chance and work as hard as I can to win a slam.
“I was obviously in the tournament because I was trying to win Wimbledon. It’s looking a little bit more realistic now and especially my end goal of trying to be world one.”
Norrie leads a five-strong British contingent, with Dan Evans also seeded and in good form, Andy Murray looking for a confidence-boosting run and Kyle Edmund back at a slam after knee surgery.