WIMBLEDON star Cameron Norrie awkwardly shut down a question on Emma Raducanu’s love life.
The British star, 29, in straight sets on Friday to progress to the fourth round.
In his post-match press conference, was quizzed on Raducanu amid rumours of her growing close to reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz.
A journalist asked the world No61: “Some of the gossip has been about who is dating.
“Can I ask if you are dating her? Can we get to the bottom of this please?”;
A perplexed Norrie replied: “Sorry?”;
The reporter then responded: “I am trying to find out who is dating Emma Raducanu.
“It seems to be going around all the men’s singles... I was wondering if you’re dating her, please?”;
A clearly uncomfortable Norrie then said: “I’m not, no. You can ask her. I don’t know.”;
The 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist is in a .
Norrie reportedly met the New York-born textiles designer five years ago.
Raducanu, who was last night, has played down her relationship with Alcaraz and claimed they are just good friends.
It comes after a source exclusively revealed to SunSport that the and arrived at the Queen’s tournament last month within minutes of each otheramid suggestions of spending cosy days together.
On her bond with , Raducanu said: “I’ve known him for years.
“2021 was the first time I started getting to know him, and I had a good run there and then also again in the US Open in 2021.
“We have a good relationship still. He’s obviously overtaken me a lot, but it’s nice that we have that from a while ago.
“I think for all of us, we really kind of value those connections that we had from when we were young because when you become a bit more known or a bit more successful, you just find yourself reverting back to people you knew from a young age because you’re like, that’s a real genuine connection.
“Because it becomes very busy and you have a lot more friends but the ones that you’ve known for a long time mean a lot more to you.”;
