'My favourite player to watch' - Cameron Norrie on his link-up with Daniil Medvedev in Nice ahead of US Open

Cameron Norrie has spoken about his surprise link-up with world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev ahead of the US Open. The 26-year-old had a wonderful summer in reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time as he lost out to the eventual champion, Novak Djokovic, on a memorable occasion on Centre Court.

Ad/> Norrie is determined to go further than the last four at a Grand Slam as he continues to pursue his goal, as revealed to Eurosport, of pushing towards the top spot in the world rankings. That coveted status is currently being enjoyed by the man he has been training with in the south of France. ATP Atlanta'Extremely shattered' — Kyrgios appears on court to announce Atlanta singles withdrawal2 HOURS AGO “I have been down in France with Daniil Medvedev and it’s been great,” Norrie said, as quoted by Tennis365.

“He’s my favourite player to watch. My coach is always messaging the best players to practice so hopefully, you may get more leeway with some of the top guys when you have some success. “Wimbledon was a very cool experience, making Wimbledon for the second week for the first time, and making it to the semis and having a tight match with Djokovic.

“Looking back there were a lot of positive things to take from it. The biggest thing is knowing I can do it at a Slams now. 'I want to win a Slam' — Norrie will take 'confidence' from Wimbledon run 'Extremely shattered' — Kyrgios appears on court to announce Atlanta singles withdrawal «Especially playing in the biggest match of my career so far, to play the level I did, to start like that, against probably the best player in the world at the moment on grass anyway.

»With this Wimbledon, a lot more people know who I am now. It’s great for me. But it doesn’t change too