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.

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.

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 star Cameron Norrie had a moment he'd probably rather forget during his Auckland Classic match against Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta. Frustrated

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,

The British player, in a gesture of frustration, hit a woman in the crowd in the stands, fortunately without consequences

The British tennis star, who spent most of his childhood in Auckland, New Zealand, had a torrid time in the opening match of his home tournament against Facundo Diaz. Having lost the first set, Norrie's anger boiled over when his miscued shot into the net brought Diaz to match point in the second.

Cameron Norrie threw his racket in frustration during his ASB Classic defeat to Facundo Diaz, with the British tennis star accidentally striking a female spectator

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.

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