Cameron Norrie accidentally hits spectator with thrown racket at Auckland ATP event
FILE - Cameron Norrie, of Britain, plays a backhand return to Alexander Zverev, of Germany, during their third-round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kirsty Wigglesworth]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — 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. Auckland-born Norrie was facing match point against Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina when he lightly tossed his racket into the air. The racket struck a woman in a court-side box who was unhurt. Norrie went on to lose 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the tournament.
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