Cameron Norrie became the first Englishman to win the Masters 1000 tournament, defeating Nikolo’s Bashira Shibiri 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the Indian Wells final. The 26-year-old sealed the victory when Basilashvili sent a long forehand with championship points to win the Masters 1000. In the finals, Norrie hit just one ace had two double faults. But won 77% of his first serve points and looked more confident played than Basilashvili.
I am so happy, this is my biggest title: Cameron Norrie
“It means so much to me, my biggest title. I’m so happy, I can’t even describe it right now. It was a strange match today but absolutely massive for me and my team and I can’t really believe it. If you would’ve told me I would have won the tournament before the tournament started, I wouldn’t believe you. So, it’s amazing.” said Norrie after the historic win.
Overall, this is Norrie’s second title in his sixth ATP final of the season. With this victory, he will also enter into the top 20 rankings for the first time in his career. Norrie will also move past Daniel Evans to become the new British No. 1.
“I’ve been really enjoying my tennis and really been enjoying being out on the court and competing in the big moments. I’m just really pleased with how I handled the occasion and I think I’m doing that a lot this year. I know I lost in a lot of finals so it’s nice to get the big one today,” Cameron Norrie said.
“For a stage, he went through and hit so many winners. It was tough for me to get some confidence. The rallies were really short and he was just blasting winners. But when I made a couple of big shots in the 5-4 game in the second set it gave me a lot of confidence, and I was able to find my feet again, start moving again, and make the rallies physical like I’ve been doing all tournament and it worked in my favor. (Clonazepam) ” he added