British primary Cameron Norrie is ready to play 5 tournaments over the subsequent six weeks in an try and qualify for the ATP Finals.
The Wimbledon semi-finalist has been again taking part in in London this weekend on the Laver Cup as an alternate for Rafael Nadal, who pulled out of the Ryder Cup-style group occasion following his emotional doubles match alongside Roger Federer on Friday.
While Norrie misplaced to Taylor Fritz on the O2 on Saturday, he relished the prospect to symbolize Team Europe and can now change focus to concluding an excellent 2022 with one other excessive.
He is at the moment ranked eleventh within the race to the end-of-season finals in Turin however will hope to push himself into the highest eight qualifying positions with robust shows on the Korea Open, Japan Open, Stockholm Open, Erste Bank Open and Paris Masters throughout the subsequent month and a half.
“For me, I’m going to make a big push for Turin,” Norrie stated.
“I think I’m knocking on the door there. I’m 11 or 12 in the race at the moment, so I’m going to try and make a big push there.
“I’m going to Seoul, Tokyo, (have) a week off, Stockholm, Vienna, Paris, so a pretty full schedule.
“A lot of points on the line, and a lot of tennis to be played, but yeah, like I said, I want to just go all in to try and make Turin.”
Norrie joined up with the Team Europe squad earlier within the week regardless of at that stage not formally being a part of the group, however the expectation was at all times that Nadal would be a part of Federer in pulling out after their memorable doubles tie.
The Briton added: “I was just honoured to be a part of this team, and I felt like I really deserved to be a part of this team, earned it from what I have done in the last two years.
“I knew there was a good chance for me to play, so I was all in and I was going to be practising here in London anyway, so it was perfect timing.
“It was great to get that call and great to make my debut, actually step on the court and fight for Team Europe. It’s one of the coolest events that I have ever been a part of, especially this year.”
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk