Roland-Garros 2025 - Cameron Norrie : "Je suis content que ce soit resté sur le court quand j'ai jeté ma raquette" - Vidéo Dailymotion

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Ce mardi, Cameron Norrie s'est offert une belle victoire contre Daniil Medvedev au premier tour de Roland-Garros 2025. Le Britannique a célébré sa victoire en jetant sa raquette en l'air. En conférence de presse, il a reconnu être heureux que celle-ci ait fini sa course sur le court...    « Le tennis, partout & toujours ici », sur  https://www.tennisactu.net / Tennis Actu

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00:00BNP Paribas, partenaire des plus belles histoires de Roland Garros, aux côtés des ramasseurs de balles depuis plus de 50 ans.

00:30Je me suis allé à mon avis et j'ai utilisé la moitié de mon motiver.

00:35Et j'ai à, comme je disais à vous, j'ai à avoir eu un peu de 4 heures pour avoir eu un chance, j'ai été le plus fort.

00:50C'est parti, Cam.

00:50Le moment à l'envers, quand vous avez eu un racket dans la sky,

00:54Can you just talk a bit about the kind of release of emotions that that was

00:57and also was there a moment when you were worried

00:59you might get defaulted after all that?

01:03That was a tough point.

01:08I don't actually remember what happened.

01:11Now and yet it was just a nice release of energy.

01:15I think it was a good throw.

01:17I threw it pretty well, pretty accurately.

01:19I was happy it stayed on the court.

01:23Racket wasn't broken, nothing.

01:24Yeah, it was kind of just instinct through it.

01:28Like I said, playing Daniel was not easy.

01:32I've lost him the last, I think, four, maybe five times at least.

01:37It was always going to be a tricky match for me.

01:39I was really happy with how I handled the match

01:43and how I had to fight literally every point to have a chance with him.

01:46It was just pure emotion at the end and pure instinct.

01:50It was a good throw.

01:52Cam, well done.

01:53We've had four Brits through now to the second round.

01:55We could have five.

01:56We could have six.

01:57And if we get into that territory, some of the best results we've had here

02:00for 40 years almost.

02:02Just talk about how impressive is that if you have a number of people

02:05in the second round.

02:06and it's quite a contrast to last year when there was a complete wipeout.

02:10Oh, yeah.

02:10Yeah, everyone's looking good, Jack especially.

02:15You know, his consistency and his tennis level is so impressive.

02:20And, yeah, it's nice to see him playing well.

02:23And Jake as well.

02:25You know, who knows how high he can go with his tennis.

02:29I really like his game.

02:30He's so focused.

02:31and he hits the ball big off both sides, doesn't have any weaknesses.

02:34So, on the men's side, yeah, us three were playing well.

02:39It's nice to have those boys pushing me.

02:42And, yeah, on the women's side, you know, Katie's had a title on the clay.

02:47She won yesterday.

02:48Emma won yesterday too.

02:50I'm not sure how the others, they're playing now, but...

02:54Oh, okay.

02:55I'll take that.

02:56So, yeah, nice to have everyone playing well on the clay, you know,

02:59especially before the grass season and everyone's confident playing well.

03:04But I think, yeah, especially on the men's side,

03:06it's looking very good and a lot of depth even just behind me as well.

03:11Cam, just back to yourself.

03:12You haven't had the easiest time recently with fitness and everything.

03:15The results, the way you performed last week and today

03:19make it all worthwhile to show what you can do out there.

03:23Yeah, I think it just comes back to how much I've been enjoying it,

03:27you know, last week and the weeks before that.

03:29The whole clay season, I'm just really enjoying all of it

03:32on the court, off the court.

03:35And, you know, not just trying to put any expectation

03:37on the match day or the performances, you know,

03:40just playing with what I got that day

03:43and making it tough for the other guy

03:45and enjoying all the moments.

03:48And I did that again today.

03:49And I could have lost the match, but somehow went my way.

03:53And, yeah, I think it was really helpful

03:55to play Novak last week in the semis.

03:58And I felt it was just a continuation of that match today.

04:02You know, it was like playing the fourth set against Novak

04:05and the first set against Daniil.

04:07And I really felt prepared, had the matches, like I said.

04:10And it was maybe tougher today than it was with Novak in terms of the rallies.

04:17You know, he would give me absolutely nothing.

04:19So, yeah, it was a lot of fun.

04:22And like I said, I prepared well and, yeah, managed to go my way.

04:27And you can take the confidence from last week,

04:29qualifying and playing four or five really good matches back-to-back.

04:34And then I managed to do it again.

04:36You've had a lot of great wins in your career.

04:37How would you rate that today?

04:39One of the, maybe, for me, top three,

04:42just I think in terms of pure match-ups.

04:45You know, I think I have an absolutely terrible match-up against Daniil

04:49in terms of the way we play and the game style.

04:53And he, yeah, he's so tough to play for me anyway.

04:59And he absolutely gives you nothing.

05:01And there's no easy way to win points against him.

05:04So, yeah, especially in a slam.

05:08I know, obviously, he doesn't like clay as much,

05:10but he's won a Masters 1000 on the clay.

05:12I lost to him two weeks ago.

05:13He completely chopped me in Rome.

05:17So it was, for me, I'll say, outside in Alcaraz

05:22and Sinan Novak would be probably the fourth toughest draw for me

05:27in terms of match-ups and players.

05:29So it's an extremely good win, especially my record with him.

05:33So, yeah, what's his ranking?

05:35Maybe 12 or 11 in the world.

05:37So in a slam, best of five, beating him in five sets

05:41is impressive for me.

05:42And I'm happy with, can take a lot of confidence, you know,

05:45to play for close to four hours with him.

05:48And, yeah, didn't drop the intensity as much as I thought, you know,

05:54in the fourth set a little bit there.

05:56And that was a difference between us and managed to sneak the fifth.

05:59So we'll take it.

06:00You kind of answered my question there,

06:03but given how the match went and it obviously shifted really quickly

06:07and the fourth set was really tough

06:09and then you're down an early break in the fifth,

06:10how did you then manage to, like, continue enjoying it?

06:13And what were you kind of telling yourself to just stay in the match there?

06:16Yeah, it was extremely high level the first three sets

06:19and I did nothing wrong.

06:21I was in the third set and I was, yeah, I think I just dropped the intensity.

06:26You know, playing with Daniel for two and a half hours was tough.

06:30And, yeah, he managed to play well and gave me nothing in that fourth set.

06:34And then in the fifth set, I said, okay, we've got one more set

06:38and I gave it everything.

06:41And I felt actually that the really big turning point was the 5-4 first point,

06:46kind of weird point.

06:47I came in and he lobbed me and then he went for a strange drop shot.

06:52And then that point after that,

06:54I felt I could feel him a little bit tentative there

06:57and it was the first kind of strange error he had made

07:00or strange decision he made in, like, an hour and a half.

07:03So I was like, well, okay, maybe I have a chance here.

07:06And actually the matches in Geneva,

07:11I think people served for the set three times

07:13and I managed to break three times.

07:15So I kind of felt I'd been in that situation already

07:17and, you know, it was just automatic for me and playing matches.

07:20And I think that's, can take that.

07:23And that was the difference.

07:24You know, last year I came here, tried to rest

07:27and I didn't have any matches

07:30and it was a tough, tough match against Kotov, you know.

07:34And so it was a completely different preparation

07:36and I think it suited me better, you know,

07:39to have the matches and the confidence

07:40and it showed in the end.

07:43I was just wondering,

07:44what's it like being on the other side of a net

07:46when you see your opponent getting increasingly frustrated

07:49and getting a bit more angry

07:51and chatting a lot more to the coach's box

07:52or maybe shouting a lot more at them?

07:54Do you kind of think at that moment,

07:55right, I've got them here, I need to keep on this?

07:57Or is it something where it's just part of the sport

07:59and you've learned to block it out?

08:00Do you pay any attention to that at all?

08:03Yeah, definitely.

08:04And actually, every time I've played Daniel,

08:09he's never, never snapped.

08:11He's never said anything.

08:12He's just completely locked in

08:14and he's chops me every time.

08:15So it was quite nice in the first set

08:18to see him kind of a little bit freaking out

08:21and talking to his box

08:24and trying to look for answers and solutions.

08:25I felt so welcome.

08:26No, I felt I was winning a lot of the longer rallies

08:30and against him it's not easy to do.

08:33So I felt I was troubling him with my game style

08:35and the way I was making it physical.

08:39And yeah, you take a small little confidence boost from that.

08:44But, you know, he's ready for the next point.

08:47He's a great competitor.

08:48And he's honestly one of my favorite players.

08:50and the way he plays, the way he moves,

08:53the way he makes it so difficult for the other player.

08:55I love watching him play.

08:57And it's just, yeah, he's a good player

09:00and he's a very nice guy.

09:01And yeah, he's one of the king of competitiveness.

09:05And he's, yeah, it's not easy to beat him.

09:09Cam, can you just describe mentally what it's like

09:12when you're sliding down the rankings

09:15and getting closer to dropping out of the top 100,

09:18the uncertainty that creates and scheduling,

09:21suddenly you're not guaranteed to get into tournaments and stuff.

09:24And, you know, a few years ago,

09:26you were ranked number eight in the world.

09:27You never had any worries about that.

09:28But then suddenly you're having to start thinking about that.

09:32Yeah, I think it's part of the game, you know.

09:35And for me, I was, yeah, you have to accept where you are.

09:41And you have to accept for me,

09:44I had to go play qualities last week in Geneva

09:45and I was so pumped to play, you know,

09:47and so pumped to prove myself again.

09:49And it's actually quite fun, you know,

09:52to have that opportunity now to go

09:55and you're the underdog again, finally.

09:57And you can go and play.

09:58Anyone you play, you're most likely underdog

10:01and you can go play.

10:02No expectations.

10:03It's so much fun and you can go and play.

10:05So it's a completely different perspective.

10:07You know, obviously you fight for trying to be

10:10in the top ten and we try to stay there.

10:13And I was, yeah, it was difficult for me

10:15to get a lot of momentum last year with some injuries.

10:18So it's part of the game, you know,

10:20I didn't really have any major injuries.

10:22So, yeah, like I said the other day,

10:25I was really pushing the beginning of the year

10:27to play well, to play well, to play well.

10:29And it was not coming, you know.

10:31And the moment you kind of accept where you are

10:33and I was accepting where I am

10:36in terms of my ranking and my actual level

10:38because the ranking not really lying too much.

10:40So, yeah, I accepted it.

10:43And now it's fun again and nice to be the underdog

10:47in almost every match that I play nowadays.

10:50So it's a different outlook.

10:52But I'm still enjoying my tennis a lot

10:53and I'm still getting to play the best tournaments

10:56in the world.

10:56So it's perfect for me.

10:57You won't be the underdog next

10:59because Federico Gomez is his debut, lucky loser.

11:03Do you know him?

11:04And obviously the fact you've had an Argentinian coach.

11:06Do you speak Spanish?

11:07Do you think that might help

11:08that you'll be able to understand

11:09what he's saying to his coach?

11:10My Spanish is improving, yeah.

11:12But, you know, he's a great player.

11:16Federico Gomez, I practiced with him a few times

11:17in Florida.

11:20He has massive forehand, massive serve.

11:22So on his day, I know he's very tough to beat.

11:26And, yeah, he must be playing well

11:28to beat Kovacevic on the clays.

11:31A huge win.

11:31I didn't watch, obviously,

11:32didn't watch any of the match.

11:33And, yeah, for me, nothing changes.

11:37You know, could be playing Daniel or Federico Gomez.

11:40I'm going to bring the same level,

11:42same mindset.

11:44And it's a different challenge.

11:46It can be completely different weather on Thursday.

11:50So for me, I'm going to enjoy the win

11:51and get ready for that one.

11:53I'm just still happy to be in the draw

11:55and competing.

11:57And it's good preparation, you know,

11:59to play Daniel five sets.

12:01I feel like I won't have to try to find some rhythm.

12:05You know, tomorrow I think I'll be feeling the ball

12:06quite well on the practice court.

12:08So, well, I'm going to go enjoy tonight

12:12and, yeah, get ready for that one,

12:15another big match.

12:20It seems like you've done a really good job

12:21of staying positive over the ups and downs

12:24the last couple of years.

12:25But is there a moment, a time,

12:27that was particularly tough, particularly difficult

12:29that maybe a great day like this

12:31can make you look back on and reflect on?

12:33Yeah, I think it just comes down to enjoying the sport.

12:40You know, I talked the other day about after Miami,

12:42I really took a lot of time to reflect on how I was doing

12:46and with some of the goals that I had

12:50and really took a time for myself

12:52to analyze my career and analyze what's going on.

12:57and I think it was just more too much expectation, you know.

13:01And I think now I'm just enjoying the tennis

13:03and, yeah, it's positive,

13:06but I just want to be who I am

13:09and react how I want to act and be myself.

13:11And I think that's the most important part

13:13about playing tennis or doing anything.

13:15So for me, yeah, there's always going to be tough moments,

13:19but I think for me I'm so lucky

13:20to be still playing tennis, competing at this level.

13:25And I think, yeah, I saw an interview from Darren Cahill

13:28and he said, like, you don't take it for granted,

13:31you know, coming out there to compete

13:33and play these matches

13:34because, you know, I think one time

13:35you're going to look back

13:36and you're going to miss all the tough moments

13:39and how nervous you are before matches and stuff.

13:42So I think it's quite nice to have those feelings,

13:45you know, before the match, during the match.

13:48And it's a lot of uncertainty

13:51and it's what I really like.

13:53So I think I'm embracing it

13:55and it's always going to be tough moments,

13:57but I'm still happy to be playing.

13:59And, yeah, it was a lot of fun today.

14:03So it was another good moment for me.

Roland-Garros 2025 - Cameron Norrie : "Je suis content que ce soit resté sur le court quand j'ai jeté ma raquette"

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