“I just asked him, saying, Do you want to play doubles at Queen's?" said Norrie. "He said, Yeah, let's do it. It was pretty simple."
The pair are scheduled to play their first match together on Wednesday, and Norrie hopes to use that opportunity to learn as much as he possible from the three-time Grand Slam champion.
"I'm just going to enjoy it and get another match on the grass and hopefully just pick his brains on a few things," admitted the World No.13. "Obviously he's got a lot of confidence at the moment, a good guy to play with.”
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