Cameron Norrie’s rise to the top of tennis ‘no fluke’ – coach James Trotman

Cameron Norrie should believe he can upset Novak Djokovic and reach the Wimbledon final according to coach James Trotman, who has seen him develop from a green teenager into one of the world’s best players.

Trotman was the coach who worked with Norrie after he made the decision a decade ago to switch allegiance to Great Britain, moving more than 10,000 miles from his home in Auckland, New Zealand to London.

Norrie opted to continue his peripatetic tennis journey by moving to the US and studying at Texas Christian University but has kept Trotman as part of his team throughout.

“It was a massive change for him, leaving home, it was a huge decision,” said Trotman.

“Honestly, if you could see that 17-year-old now compared to the person you talk to and the clarity he has on who he is and what he wants to become and how he’s going to go about it, it’s phenomenal.

“I’ve been around a lot of very good players. Just watching Cam’s pre-season training for the last four, five years, the work he puts through his body, how much he’s pushing himself, there wouldn’t be too many players that are doing a similar kind of job. It’s pretty incredible.”

Norrie was a top-10 junior but had not been widely marked out as a player headed for the same level of the senior game prior to last year’s phenomenal progress, which saw him reach six ATP Tour finals and win the big tournament in Indian Wells.

I saw ability and I definitely thought there was a player there that could live on the world stage.- James Trotman

Backing that up this season was his next challenge and one he has risen to with aplomb, winning two more titles and cracking the top 10 for the first time.

Trotman said: “It’s easy to say now that you always saw some talent in him. I saw