The British tennis player who was born in South Africa 27 years ago and has a puma tattoo on his body in honor of the Argentine rugby team, was harassed by the local public, but later took a photo with everyone who came to congratulate him.
Whenever I prepare to serve, British Cameron Norrie received boos from the Argentine public who filled the stands of the Guillermo Vilas stadium to see Facundo Díaz Acosta. The cheering and chanting for the Argentine only stopped when whistles against the South African-born took over the stadium’s acoustics.
The relationship of the 27-year-old player with the supporters who came to Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis and They watched the three-hour match played by both tennis players, as the sun hit their skin like fire, it seemed to start off on the wrong foot.. The only one who enjoyed it “davis cup frame” -as defined by Tomás Etcheverry after his victory- is the local. instead, for Norrie it became an ordeal.
In fact, every time he celebrated when he got up on the scoreboard, Cries of disapproval came down from the stands with equal authority as the left man returned his opponent’s balls.. After Norrie won the match at tie break, the public fired on the Argentine in recognition of his great performance. For Norrie there was only indifference.
However, everything changed the moment the match winner retreated to gate 1 of the stadium. About 40 people gathered there who took the opportunity to ask for autographs and photos of the tennis player who has a puma tattooed on his body because he is a fan of the Argentine men’s rugby team.a sport he follows because he grew up in New Zealand, the land of the All Blacks.
It is true that there are some foreigners who want to bring home a souvenir that is number 12 in the world ranking, butMost of them are Argentines, some of them are women and men. For several long minutes Norrie posed to the delight of all who came to greet him.
The British connection with Argentina is due to the fact that his coach, Facundo Lugones, and his physiotherapist, Julián Romero, were born in the country. Speaking to Olé, he said: “I love Buenos Aires, I love Argentina”. More than the moment he went through a big fight, he probably has fond memories of the day he went from villain to hero one afternoon at the Argentina Open.
Source: Tycsports
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