Cameron Norrie has spent much of his career flying under the radar, but is now starting to step out the shadows.
Despite entering Wimbledon as British No.1, he’s had to play second fiddle to Scotland’s Andy Murray. Norrie followed Heather Watson in breaking new ground as he reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career as he defeated American Steve Johnson 6-4 6-1 6-0 on Friday.
The 26-year-old has not only caught the eye of the country at SW19 this week with his impressive performances but also Rangers, who have invited Norrie and his Rangers-daft dad David along for a game next season at Ibrox after reaching out to the tennis star through Twitter.
They said after his third-round win: “Congratulations, @cam_norrie - We would love to welcome you and your dad to a game at Ibrox this season." Norrie has been a professional tennis player since 2017, but has been training for years.
Born in South Africa, raised in New Zealand and trained in the USA - his life has been a well-travelled one.
His mum is Welsh and his dad is Scottish- which probably helps understand where the name Scottish sounding Norrie came from.
The British star faces Tommy Paul tomorrow, which looks like a great opportunity to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, but the 26-year-old ace had time to respond to Rangers’ offer this afternoon.
He said: “Love it, definitely be up for it.”
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