"People hunting me" says Cameron Norrie throwing away underdog mentality

Britain's Cameron Norrie believes his days being an "underdog" on the ATP Tour are now over as he looks ahead to the ATP Cup and the Australian Open in 2022.The 26-year-old currently holds a career-high ranking of 12 after a sensational season in which he triumphed at Indian Wells as he clinched two ATP Tour titles.

He said:

“A lot of the time last year, I was being the underdog, going out and hunting those guys. Whereas now, I think, some of the time, it's going to be people hunting me."

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He further said:

“The pressure only gets more, but I'm looking forward to it. I feel good physically, and I'm excited to kick off the year in such a great team event. I think these are exactly the matches I want to be playing leading into the Australian Open, and no better way to do it."

Asked about keeping the good results going he said:

"It's going to be tough, but I’m really looking forward to it… I think I'm feeling good physically. I'm really enjoying my tennis. That's been a big factor. I’m really looking forward to hopefully backing it up again next year."

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