Cameron Norrie hit an Auckland spectator after throwing his racket in a second of frustration however did not get defaulted and later defended himself he completely did not intend to try this.
With fortunate loser Facundo Diaz Acosta serving for the match at 6-2 5-3 and the rating being tied to 30/30, the British tennis participant missed a return – which gave the Argentinian a match level.
Pissed off by the missed return, Norrie tossed his racket within the stands and it hit a girl.
Cameron Norrie© X screenshot
The chair umpire immediately stood out of his chair – requested the woman in query if she was wonderful – and when she confirmed all the pieces was okay, the British participant was solely handed a code violation.
I’m sorry BUT if Rip-off Norrie isn’t from New Zealand at his house event he 100% will get defeated.
THAT HAS TO BE A DQ pic.twitter.com/ovMenNM0aN
— _ (@cfcj_j) January 7, 2025
The 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist perhaps did not get disqualified after the incident however the match nonetheless ended shortly after as Diaz Acosta managed to shut out the match.
Norrie: She mentioned ‘I am utterly OK’
In line with the 29-year-old, the woman was truly laughing over the scenario and undoubtedly did not really feel harmed or something like that.
“I wasn’t meaning to do that but it’s still not ideal to be doing that and I’ve never done something like that,” the previous world No. 8 mentioned.
“She was laughing and I just said ‘so sorry, I didn’t mean to do that’. And she said ‘yeah, I’m completely OK.’
“That was not a giant deal. However as we noticed with another gamers, you’ll be able to simply be defaulted if it catches them within the unsuitable spot or they are not trying or one thing.
“I was not meaning to do that and 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.”
Previously, Norrie twice completed as runner-up in Auckland.
Figuring out that Auckland was a profitable place for him previously, it’s comprehensible why the present world No. 48 felt pissed off when inches away from shedding within the first spherical this yr.
