"Worth coming here to have a shower": Norrie jokes about relishing being Wimbledon member after 2022 run

Britain’s Cameron Norrie has revealed that he loves coming to The All England Club after getting the membership.

The 27-year-old got the membership after his impressive run of form last year in Wimbledon where he ended up playing in the semifinal of the competition, losing to eventual winner Novak Djokovic with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Talking about the benefits of getting The All England Club affiliation, Norrie stated that he feels ‘special’ coming to the place, especially on off days.

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“The food is so good here, even outside of the tournament. Me and my fitness trainer really like the gym. Obviously to practise here one day was great, too,” he said as quoted by UBITennis.

“I just got my membership, so it was cool to use that. It’s such a nice club. It’s almost worth coming here just to have a shower and just to enjoy, the showers they have are so good.

“It feels so special. I think even more so when the tournament is not even on. Not many people are around. The facilities are obviously so good. You get treated like someone really special.”

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While talking about his own objectives in the upcoming mega-event, the Johannesburg-born remains optimistic about repeating the last year’s performances.

“There’s no reason why I can’t do it again,” he said. “I’m playing well and hitting the ball really well. Having that run last year gave me a lot of confidence going into this year,” he said. But it all starts again. You have to take it match by match. There is still a long way to go. There are so many good players on this surface. Yeah, the draw’s stacked. I’m going to have to keep improving match by match.”

Norrie will be playing his Wimbledon 2023 opener against Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac on Tuesday.