CAM IS THE ‘CHICKEN’ WHO BARKS

CAMERON NORRIE’S coach claims his little chicken has turned into a dog this fortnight – with the heart of a lion.

- MATTHEW DUNN

And if opponents worry about his extraordinary athletic powers on the tennis court, they should try playing him at cards.

Argentinian Facundo Lugones has worked with Norrie since he was a teenager at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

He has taken him from a somewhat lost fledgling into a man just one game away from the Wimbledon final, albeit a match against Novak Djokovic.

He explained: “In Argentina, when you’re taking care of someone, you call them, ‘your chicken’, like you’re taking care of him.