

What Time Will Cameron Norrie Play Against Luca Nardi?
Norrie and Nardi are on the Day 1 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Open 2025 on Wednesday 5 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Cameron Norrie, a tennis player from Great Britain, has a head-to-head record of 1-0 against his upcoming opponent, Luca Nardi from Italy. The match took place at the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome, Italy, on clay, with Norrie winning 6-4, 6-4. Norrie, who is currently 29 years old, is ranked 77th in the world, with his highest career ranking being 8th. In 2025, he has a record of 5-6, including two quarterfinal appearances. He had a successful run at the Indian Wells tournament in 2021, where he won the title with a record of 13-5.
Norrie had a significant breakthrough in his career in April 2022 when he entered the top 10 rankings. In September 2022, he achieved his career-high ranking of 8th, becoming the 4th British man in history to reach the top 10, alongside Tim Henman, Andy Murray, and Greg Rusedski. From May 2021 to February 2023, he reached 13 ATP Tour finals, with his biggest achievement being winning the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells tournament. This victory made him the first-ever British champion in the 46-year history of the event. He also performed well in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the fourth round, quarterfinals, and semifinals for the first time at Wimbledon in 2022.
Norrie had impressive win-loss records in 2021 and 2022, winning 52 and 49 matches, respectively. He secured the biggest wins of his career by defeating world No. 2 Rafael Nadal at the 2023 United Cup and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the 2023 Rio de Janeiro tournament. Norrie has an interesting background, as he was born in South Africa to a Scottish father and Welsh mother. He grew up in New Zealand and later became the No. 1 collegiate player in the United States while attending Texas Christian University. He has been representing Great Britain since 2013.
It is worth noting that Norrie is one of the four former champions participating in this year’s tournament, along with Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Taylor Fritz. This is Norrie’s first appearance in an ATP Masters 1000 main draw since the Rome tournament in May of the previous year, where he defeated Jaume Munar in the second round but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round. Norrie has had success at the Indian Wells tournament, reaching the quarterfinals in three of the last four editions, including winning the title in 2021, reaching the quarterfinals in 2022 and 2023, and the third round in 2024.
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On the other hand, Luca Nardi, Norrie’s opponent, is a 21-year-old Italian player currently ranked 67th in the world, which is his career-high ranking. In 2025, Nardi has a record of 4-5, with his best result being reaching the quarterfinals in Dubai. Nardi had an impressive achievement in the 2024 Indian Wells tournament, where he entered as a lucky loser ranked 123rd and defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the third round. This victory made him the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a world No. 1 at an ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam event.
Nardi has had some previous experience in ATP Tour events, including winning his first ATP Tour match in 2022 in Astana as a qualifier. He also appeared in the main draws of the 2020 Antwerp tournament as a qualifier, the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Rome tournament as a wildcard, and the 2022 Hamburg tournament as a qualifier. In addition to his ATP Tour performances, Nardi has a successful record in Challenger events, with a 92-61 record and four final appearances, winning his first title in Forli-1. Interestingly, Nardi shares the same hometown as Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi and considers riding motorcycles as his biggest passion outside of tennis.
In conclusion, Cameron Norrie and Luca Nardi will face each other in a tennis match at Stadium 3. Norrie, a 29-year-old British player, has a 1-0 head-to-head record against Nardi and has had significant achievements in his career, including reaching the top 10 rankings, winning the 2021 Indian Wells title, and performing well in Grand Slam tournaments. Nardi, on the other hand, is a 21-year-old Italian player who achieved his career-high ranking after his impressive victory over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the 2024 Indian Wells tournament.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Norrie will win.
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