Cameron Norrie will look to proceed to be a thorn within the facet of Carlos Alcaraz as they battle for a spot within the Indian Wells semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz is not keen on dealing with Cameron Norrie (Picture: Getty)
Carlos Alcaraz faces his “nightmare opponent” Cameron Norrie within the quarter-finals of Indian Wells. The pair have clashed eight occasions in whole during the last 5 years, with the Spaniard 5-3 up within the head-to-head file.
Norrie struck the latest blow on the Paris Masters in October, whereas in addition they met within the final eight of Wimbledon in 2025. Forward of that conflict, Alcaraz spoke of his struggles when dealing with the Brit. “Going through Cam is all the time actually, actually troublesome,” he insisted. “We now have actually troublesome battles already. For me dealing with him is sort of a nightmare, to be sincere. Actually robust from the baseline. I am not stunned he is within the quarter-final taking part in nice tennis as a result of I’ve seen him practising.
“When he misplaced at Queen’s, he stayed for 5 days practising morning, afternoon, and evening. I noticed him. So I am not stunned in any respect seeing his stage. So it is going to be actually totally different.
“He is taking part in at house, as effectively, so he will use the group on his facet. I’ve to be actually sturdy mentally and targeted to play good tennis if I need to beat him.”
Norrie performed down each incidents and mentioned the cries of “vamos” had been due to his Argentinian coach, Facundo Lugones, who he’d been saying it too all through the match.
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