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While Britain’s singles hopes at the first Grand Slam of the year ended with Cameron Norrie’s defeat on Monday, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about British tennis after the Australian Open.
Norrie rediscovers form
After a pretty woeful end to 2023, Cameron Norrie is back on track.
The 28-year-old eased through the opening round against Juan Pablo Varillas before producing a great escape to come from two sets down to beat Italian Giulio Zeppieri in five sets.
One might have assumed it would be tough for Norrie to go again after that three-and-a-half-hour contest, but he had plenty left in the tank.
He would deliver one of his best performances at a Grand Slam to oust 11th seed Casper Ruud in the third round, coming through a fiercely competitive four-set contest in just over three hours
While Norrie’s campaign would come to an end against sixth seed Alexander Zverev, the gutsy way in which he pushed the German to a match tie-break in the fifth set was hugely promising.
Norrie was able to hang with the former Grand Slam finalist across four hours, and showed he has got himself into prime condition with his off-season training.
He was able to go on a fine run after the Australian Open last year, finishing as runner-up in Buenos Aires before beating Carlos Alcaraz to win the title in Rio de Janeiro a week later.
Norrie will be looking to use his performance in Melbourne as a springboard for a similarly bright start to the season, with a return to the world’s top 10 his stated target.
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It feels as though Emma Raducanu has been around forever, but the 2021 US Open champion is still only 21.
Having been plagued by injuries in 2023, she made her long-awaited return to the court in Auckland ahead of the Australian Open.
There were concerns as she pulled out of two warm-up matches in the week preceding the tournament, but that was forgotten about when she dominated American Shelby Rogers for a 6-3 6-2 first-round win.
