Cameron Norrie accused of being part of sportswashing over Diriyah Tennis Cup

Norrie was announced on Wednesday as the latest player to sign up along with Russian Andrey Rublev, joining Daniil Medvedev, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev in the field.

Cameron Norrie will play in Saudi Arabia next month (James Manning/PA)

Cameron Norrie has been accused of making himself part of “the latest jamboree of Saudi sportwashing” by agreeing to play in the Diriyah Tennis Cup.

That is the view of Amnesty International UK on the British number one’s participation in next month’s exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.