Cameron Norrie in line for £5m windfall as Andy Murray backs him to push Novak Djokovic to the limit
Cameron Norrie stands to land a £5million Wimbledon windfall as Andy Murray backed him to stretch Novak Djokovic to the limit in Friday's semi-finals.
Norrie, who was born in South Africa to a Scottish father and a Welsh mother before moving to New Zealand when he was three, has been the breakout British hit of this summer's tournament, reaching the last four of a grand slam for the first time.
He is facing a daunting obstacle in the six-time champion Djokovic, who has won his last 37 matches on Centre Court - an unprecedented streak that not even Roger Federer can match.
Yet Murray – himself a veteran of seven Wimbledon semi-finals – pointed back to Emma Raducanu’s shock run to last year’s US Open title for proof that Norrie, 26, can spring a shock in his first grand slam semi-final. “We’ve seen some stuff in tennis over the last few years that no one expected, like with Emma,” Murray told the Evening Standard. “Novak had a very tough match against Jannik Sinner [on Tuesday] which I don’t think many were expecting. “He came through it but it was tight and Cam is right up there with guys like Sinner right now in terms of ranking and results.