Cameron Norrie claims he was inspired by Emma Raducanu’s victory in the US Open.
The new British No 1 Cameron Norrie has stated that Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory inspired him.
Raducanu was incredible when she won the women’s singles title at Flushing Meadows as a qualifier without dropping a set.
Norrie claims the British No 1 spot after his triumph in the Indian Wells moving him to No 16 in the world ranking.
“That was utterly incredible what she did in New York to come through qualifying and then to go out and just whack every opponent that she had,” Norrie said.
“She won in straight sets and to do that at such a young age and to do it with that kind of confidence and come out and own every match was extremely impressive, for me.
“It will definitely give the girls around her ranking where she was before the US Open a lot of confidence and a lot of belief.
“I was inspired by her triumph in New York. It’s huge for British tennis. I think for sure it’s going to put a lot of rackets in hand for the next generation of younger boys and girls to start playing tennis at home in the UK.”
