Cameron Norrie has enjoyed a resurgent 2025 season after falling outside the top 90 in the ATP rankings.
Norrie is a former top 10 player and won the Indian Wells title in 2021, but he struggled to show this form in the first half of the 2025 season and fell to his lowest ranking in six years in May (No.91).
However, things have since turned around for the Brit, with Norrie reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals and the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz to end the season as the world number 27.
Norrie also beat Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters, but not everyone is actually a fan of the way he plays tennis.
Cameron Norrie reacts to being told he has the ugliest game
The Nothing Major podcast are often debating important topics and goings-on in the world of tennis, featuring former players John Isner, Sam Querrey, Jack Sock and Steve Johnson.
Norrie is the guest on the most recent episode, and he was told by Querrey that they named him as the player with the ugliest game in all of tennis in a previous edition of the podcast.
While this may not have been what Norrie wanted to hear, he did confess that his backhand was maybe not the prettiest thing in the world.
“I think on the backhand, yes,” said Norrie. “But I think I am starting to not bunt it as much. I still bunt it a lot but I think purely on the backhand, I would say a little bit unorthodox.”
Although Norrie’s game style may not be the most popular, it has enabled him to win five ATP titles and reach a career-high ranking of world number eight.
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Where will Cameron Norrie play at the start of the 2026 season?
As Norrie looks to put the claims about his game to one side, he will now start preparing for the 2026 season.
The 30-year-old has already confirmed two tournaments he will play in January, including the Australian Open.
Norrie has also entered the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland, a tournament where he has twice reached the final.
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This is an important tournament to Norrie, who grew up in Auckland from the age of three before moving to London at 16 years old, and he actually represented New Zealand until 2013.
The ASB Classic is the only tournament Norrie is confirmed to play in before the Australian Open at the moment, but he could still enter either the Brisbane International or the Adelaide International.
After competing in Auckland, Norrie will then compete at the Australian Open, where he will be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2024 French Open.
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