Norrie stuns Nadal to give Britain lead in United Cup
Tennis - Laver Cup - 02 Arena, London, Britain - September 24, 2022 Team Europe's Cameron Norrie in action during his match against Team World's Taylor Fritz Action Images via Reuters/Andrew BoyersSYDNEY, Dec 31 - Rafa Nadal's preparations for his Australian Open title defence got off to a wobbly start as Cameron Norrie handed him a 3-6 6-3 6-4in the United Cup on Saturday as Britain took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the mixed team tournament.
"It was pretty crazy... I was thinking I've never won a set against him before and I wanted to come out and firstly do that and I had to stay super patient," Norrie said in his on-court interview. "It was a super physical match. "I've had a really good off season, played a lot of matches and it's been good for me. I felt like I was finding really good depth in my shots and dictated the play... I wasn't letting him do too much damage with his forehand," Norrie added.
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