CAMERON NORRIE has respond to John McEnroe slamming his “weird”; on court antics.
The British star to reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz yesterday.
slipped to a 6-2 6-3 6-3 defeat but had good moments in the match, which he celebrated with a fist pump and a roar of “vamos”;.
The Spanish word translates to “let’s go”; or “come on”;.
BBC commentator and tennis icon was left baffled by Norrie’s attempts to fire himself up.
He said: “Was that Norrie saying ‘vamos’?
“It’s weird for a guy that was born in South Africa, grew up in New Zealand and is a Brit, that he’s saying ‘vamos’.”;
Norrie was quizzed in his post-match press conference about the use of “vamos”; and denied it was to wind-up Spaniard .
He explained: “No, my coach [Facundo Lugones] is Argentinian. I was saying kind of ‘vamos’ the whole tournament.
“Just trying to bring myself energy.I had to hold out a lot of tough serves, that’s why I was doing that.”;
Norrie’s runs to the quarter-final comes after British No.1 fell in the second round to Marin Cilic.
Asked if he was overlooked and underestimated in the build-up to Wimbledon, Norrie replied: “Honestly, I don’t care about that.
“It would have been nice to see Jack go deeper. I think he would have liked that too. He’s one of the best players in the world at the moment.
“For me, no, I was just concentrated on myself. I had a really tough draw.
“I was playing Roberto Bautista Agut. He made a good run in Queen’s. I was trying to take it a match at a time.
“I’m just happy to be enjoying my more than anything.
“I’m not caring about who else is doing well.
“It would be nice to see that. But no, I was happy with the way I was enjoying my tennis.”;
