Auckland-born Norrie was facing match point against Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina when he lightly tossed his racquet into the air. The racquet struck a woman in a court-side box who was unhurt. Video of the incident showed a woman in a hat reacting quickly and deflecting the racquet away as the crowd gasped.

It is completely not me to do something like that. I apologized very quickly and I want to apologize in general. I’m not happy with how I behaved.”

Cameron Norrie flipped his tennis racket into the stands, hitting a woman who was watching his ASB Classic match in Auckland. The British tennis star later apologized and said he was not happy with his behavior.

British tennis star Cameron Norrie has apologized and avoided disqualification after a racket he tossed in the air struck a spectator at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland

Tennis player Cameron Norrie accidentally threw his racquet into the stands, hitting a spectator during his first-round defeat to Facundo Diaz Acosta at the Auckland Classic in New Zealand on Tuesday,

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Cameron Norrie lost his cool during his first-round match at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, and accidentally struck a spectator with his racket