Cameron Norrie accidentally hits spectator with racket in Auckland loss
- Player receives warning during defeat to Díaz Acosta
- ‘I’m not happy with how I behaved,’ admits Briton
Britain’s Cameron Norrie apologised and avoided disqualification when a racket he threw in the air struck a spectator at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland on Tuesday.
Norrie was facing match point against Facundo Díaz Acosta of Argentina when he lightly tossed his racket, which struck a woman in a court-side box who was unhurt. Norrie received a warning from the chair umpire and went on to lose 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the tournament. He reached the final in Auckland in 2023.
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