The 30-year-old British star came from behind to defeat the World No. 1 4-6 6-3 6-4 at the Paris Masters on Tuesday (28.10.25), and Norrie has now revelled in his glory.

Speaking with Sky Sports, he said: “This is massive, so big for me. I have been coming back with my injury.

“Last year I lost in the first round of qualifiers, so I just tried to enjoy my tennis the second half of the year, and I was able to do that and to get a win like this.

“It is the biggest win of my career and my first win over a world No. 1 and probably the most confident player in the world right now.

“I was just so pleased with the way I did it, having a lot of chances and having to keep pushing and keep going for more and I was able to stay tough and get the win, so I am really pleased.”

Norrie’s win over Alcaraz was the first time he had defeated a World No. 1, and the seventh he had beaten a top five player.

The match nearly lasted a gruelling two-and-a-half hours, with Norrie able to capitalise on the rising number of errors from his opponent after losing the first set.

Norrie continued: “I played a really, really good first set. I felt it was quite close. He just took his chance and I didn’t, and I just wanted to keep pushing and, honestly, it was just such a physical match," said Norrie.

"I just wanted to keep pushing him and keep pushing him, and I saw him talking to his team a lot, so it gave me some confidence.

"That 4-3 game [in the third set] was crucial. I saved a couple of break points there, and then, when I went to serve for the match, I actually went for a walk with my coach this morning and we talked through serving for a match and what you need to tell yourself or what I need to tell myself when serving for a match.

“I just told myself I deserve to be in this moment. I want to be here and I felt quite relaxed with that, so it was a nice walk this morning, a very important walk.”