The British number two reached a Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon as well as scoring some big wins as he is back inside the world\u2019s top 40 in the world.<\/p>\n
One of those big wins was against Carlos Alcaraz <\/a>in Paris-Bercy at the end of the season and Norrie reflected on one of the biggest wins of his career.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, he was probably the most confident player in the world at that moment. So for me, I had to work. I had to work. I had to work,\u201d Norrie told the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was not just hitting the guy off the court, hitting winners. I had to run a lot, had to use my fitness, agility, power, serving, volleys, everything, to beat him. And I think it was nice to win, but I was just happy with the way I won.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my typical game, the way I pushed him, the way I kept keep going. It was good fun for me.\u201d<\/p>\n The win summed up Norrie\u2019s season as he produced some consistent results and really kicked on in the middle of the season.<\/p>\n A turning point in Norrie\u2019s season was the week before Roland Garros where he lost to Novak Djokovic <\/a>in the Geneva final.<\/p>\n That revived Norrie\u2019s season as he now enters the 2026 season with momentum on his side as he is likely to be seeded for the Australian Open.<\/p>\n The British number two reflected on his 2025 season and the key moments in it as he turns his attention to the 2026 season.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the beginning of this year, I was really trying to push. I thought I was ready to get back into the top 50 or top 30 or whatever. And I was putting so much expectation on everything, rather than just going out and making it happen,\u201d Norrie explained to the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew I had the ability to do that, and I had to take a step back. It was not really happening for me. I just wanted to try and enjoy my tennis a little bit more. Suddenly I was playing really well, enjoying the clay and made the fourth round of the French Open and then had a good Wimbledon.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started with that momentum. And I think that was one thing that, at the beginning of the year, I was never able to get. It was like: okay, get momentum\u2014I was sick. Get momentum\u2014I\u2019m tired. Or someone else was playing good.<\/p>\n \u201cSo there\u2019s a lot of different factors that go into it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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