After a successful campaign at the Miami Open, Cameron Norrie has switched the hard courts for clay.
Norrie stunned Alex de Minaur on his way to the Miami Open quarter-finals, and consequently reclaimed the British number one spot from Jack Draper.
Now the British star is in Monte Carlo preparing for the first major clay-court event of the year.
Ahead of the event, Norrie has teamed up with a former Grand Slam champion who has also been in excellent form at the start of this year.
Cameron Norrie practises with Daniil Medvedev ahead of the Monte Carlo Masters
Norrie, the world number 24, posted an image on his Instagram story of himself on court with Daniil Medvedev in Monte Carlo.
Medvedev, the world number 10, has been in great form at the start of this year, winning titles in Brisbane and Dubai while also defeating Carlos Alcaraz on his way to the Indian Wells final.
Medvedev’s best result in Monte Carlo occurred in 2019, when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic on his way to the semi-finals.
The Russian has played at the event three more times since then, reaching the quarter-finals once, and the third round twice.
As for Norrie, the British star has failed to make it past the Monte Carlo third round in five attempts.
Last year Norrie entered the qualifying stages of the event, but lost to Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the first round.
In fact, Norrie has not won a match at the event since his first appearance in 2019.
| Year | Result | Opponent |
| 2019 | Third Round | Lorenzo Sonego |
| 2022 | Second Round [first match] | Albert Ramos Vinolas |
| 2023 | First Round | Francisco Cerundolo |
| 2024 | First Round | Karen Khachanov |
| 2025 | Qualifying First Round | Mattia Bellucci |
How long will Cameron Norrie be British number one?
With Jack Draper withdrawing from the Monte Carlo Masters, Norrie is set to extend his stay in the British number one spot.
Norrie is on 1,753 points – 43 ahead of Draper.
Where will Jack Draper be ranked by the end of 2026?
And with Norrie defending zero ranking points in Monte Carlo this year, he has the opportunity to seriously increase his lead over Draper.
Draper is also set to lose 100 ranking points after reaching the Monte Carlo round of 16 last year.
After the Monte Carlo Masters conclusion, Norrie and Draper are set to travel to Spain for the Barcelona Open; which was last won by Carlos Alcaraz.
