Norrie back in the rhythm: 'I'm ready to battle'
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview'Cameron Norrie/a is no stranger to the highs and lows of professional tennis, but this summer presented a new kind of challenge./p
pAfter picking up a forearm injury just days out from his maiden Olympics appearance in Paris, which forced him out of the entire North American hard-court swing as well as the Davis Cup Finals group stage, the 29-year-old Briton is back in the mix on the ATP Tour this week./p
pReady to compete with renewed vigour, Norrie faces a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/miomir-kecmanovic/ki95/overview'Miomir Kecmanovic/a in the opening round of the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stockholm/429/overview'BNP Paribas Nordic Open/a in Stockholm on Tuesday./p
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pldquo;It was obviously frustrating at the beginning to miss all those big tournaments, that was tough,rdquo; Norrie told ATPTour.com. ldquo;But it was a good chance to refresh the body.rdquo;/p
pNorrie said that he "felt nothing" in the tournaments that led to the Olympics, but it ended up keeping him away from competition for more than two months./p
p"It was just one shot a few days before the Olympics," said Norrie. "I had to stop and then I did scans and it wasnrsquo;t looking good. I trained a little bit more, trying to get myself ready for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a, but it wasnrsquo;t to be. It was a tough one.rdquo;
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pFor Norrie, the former No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings and five-time ATP Tour titlist, it was the first real taste of life on the sidelines./p
pldquo;It was an interesting period, I think it was a good realisation that it was a good time to rest,rdquo; added Norrie. ldquo;After six, seven years on the Tour, I didnrsquo;t really miss one week through injury. So, I definitely realised that was amazing. To enjoy time with my girlfriend and be a normal person for a little bit was something I havenrsquo;t done for a very long time, maybe since college./p
pldquo;That was nice, for a bit, but then I realised I missed tennis a lot, I missed competing, the emotions of winning or losing. Itrsquo;s a very steady life [when not competing]. I enjoyed it, but I feel ready to compete, ready to battle on the court.rdquo;/p
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pThe British No. 2 returned to action last week at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Roanne - his first tournament since the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/bastad/316/overview'Nordea Open/a in July. Norrie secured two wins before a quarter-final defeat to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/luca-van-assche/v0dz/overview'Luca Van Assche/a, but the Briton was able to reflect constructively on his competitive return./p
pldquo;It was a good week, we can take a lot of positives from it,rdquo; said Norrie, who owns a 17-15 tour-level record this season. ldquo;The arm felt great, so I couldnrsquo;t ask for much more. I didnrsquo;t play my best in the last match even though I was really close to winning, but, for me, it doesnlsquo;t matter./p
pldquo;Irsquo;ve been approaching practice with a great attitude and I feel like I am doing all the right things. It doesnrsquo;t guarantee anything, but I think itrsquo;s a good place to be in. Itrsquo;s good to try and always be in this mindset regardless of whether Irsquo;ve been out for two months or if I have played six tournaments in a row and am a little bit tired.rdquo;/p
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p lang="en" dir="ltr"A man on a mission ????a href="https://twitter.com/cam_norrie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@cam_norrie/a storms back to defeat Travaglia 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 and reach the a href="https://twitter.com/openaraderoanne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@openaraderoanne/a quarterfinals!a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATPChallenger?src=hashamp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"#ATPChallenger/a | a href="https://twitter.com/the_LTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"@the_LTA/a a href="https://t.co/su6vYxgamu"pic.twitter.com/su6vYxgamu/a/p
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pIn 2021, Norrie clinch his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells, helping him surge into the Top 10 for the first time the following year. After a two-month hiatus in 2024, Norrie is relishing being back on the Tour and back in Stockholm, where he made it to the quarter-finals in 2022./p
pldquo;It's so nice to be back in Stockholm, itrsquo;s an amazing city. Itrsquo;s nice to be back on the Tour, and back in the rhythm,rdquo; said Norrie. ldquo;I just practised with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a, one of my best friends, so itrsquo;s good to see him again. We had a good competitive match. I think the conditions here [suit me], the ball is quite slow so I think I feel good here. Itrsquo;s a proper tennis club and there is a lot of history at this tournament, so itrsquo;s a great one to be back to./p
p"I want to go out, play free and compete as hard as I can. It's been a tough year already, so I want to enjoy the rest and go out on a high."/p
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