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.

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.

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.”

British tennis player Cameron Norrie has apologized after throwing his racket and accidentally striking a spectator during a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Facundo Díaz Acosta at the Auckland Classic.

Tennis player Cameron Norrie let his emotions get the better of him during his match today at the ASB Classic in New Zealand. But in throwing his racket behind him in frustration, he inadvertently hit a spectator in the first row of the stands.

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

Cameron Norrie was facing a match point against Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta when he accidentally hit a spectator seated at court-side while tossing his racquet in the air.

Britain's Cameron Norrie apologises after throwing his racquet and accidentally hitting a spectator during his loss to Facundo Diaz Acosta.

Britain's Cameron Norrie apologised after a racket he tossed flew into the stands and hit a spectator during his 6-2 6-3 loss to Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta in Auckland on Tuesday. World number 48 Norrie netted a shot while trailing 6-2 5-3 to Diaz Acosta and threw his racket in frustration,