The surprise victor of the $1.2 million Indian Wells tennis tournament had his sneakers stolen just hours before the final
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Sam Cooper
Oct 18, 2021, 18:32 IST
Norrie said he didn't know "what the people have against the Brits with stealing the shoes."
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The shock winner of the Indian Wells Masters had to play the final in new shoes after losing his.
Brit Cameron Norrie said he left his usual pair on top of the lockers, but they went missing before the final.
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The Indian Wells champion was forced to play the final in shoes he had never worn before after his went missing just hours before the match.
Brit Cameron Norrie defeated Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win his first ever Masters 1000 title, but had to do so in entirely new trainers after the pair he'd been wearing all tournament were seemingly stolen or thrown out.
"I think someone, I don't know who it was, maybe someone from the cleaners or something last night, came through and they threw the three pairs of shoes that I had away,"
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