Cameron Norrie enjoyed a quiet revival in 2025 which saw him end the season inside the top 30 of the rankings.
Norrie reached the Metz Open final and notched up a victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the closing months of the season.
The British star also managed to reach the quarter-final of Wimbledon and the fourth round of Roland Garros as he climbed the rankings throughout 2025.
Norrie has become more selective of the tournaments he plays now, and he’s hit back at claims the tennis schedule is too demanding.
Cameron Norrie defends the tennis schedule
The debate over the tennis schedule has been heating up over the past few months, with the likes of Alcaraz and Holger Rune criticising the amount of tournaments tennis stars are expected to play.
Emma Raducanu, meanwhile, claimed that she doesn’t think the schedule is “something to complain about because it’s what we are given. And we are making a great living as well.”
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Norrie has now shared his feelings on the matter and he stands alongside Raducanu rather than the likes of Alcaraz.
In an interview with The Daily Mail, he said: “In terms of the schedule, we’re not kidding ourselves. It’s a long schedule, but on the flip side of that, there’s a lot of opportunity to play these tournaments and to earn money and to earn a living.”
Norrie has worked out a way to make the extensive calendar work for him, by picking and choosing the lower stakes tournaments.
The British number two added: “It’s a long schedule, but it’s alright for me. And I think, you’re not forced to play these (lower-graded) 250s, you have some requirements to play the 500s and the 1000s. 1000s are almost all mandatory (but) you can pick your schedule.
“In the past, I was typically always wanting to play. I would just test the limits of my, of my burnout, really. And I think you need to learn, and you need to know what, where you like to play, what tournaments you like to play, and you need to always adapt your schedule.
“The schedule is long, yes, but it’s up to you to rest, and I think it’s up to you to learn, and I think there always is a pressure when the tournaments are there to play them, because you see other guys getting the points.
“So there’s a pressure from guys passing you, but at the end of the day, I want to enjoy my tennis, and I did that this year, so I was happy.”
Norrie is expected to return to action at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, a tournament he has previously reached the final on two occasions.
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Norrie is well positioned to give his view on the gruelling ATP Tour schedule as he played a considerable number of matches across the year.
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The star played 60 matches in total, notching up an impressive 34 wins, which gave him a win percentage of 57%.
That number is 21 more matches than he managed in 2024, where he suffered from an unfortunate wrist injury.
Norrie has played over 60 matches in four seasons on the ATP Tour, so his defence of the schedule holds weight.
