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. The former world No. 8 tossed his racket backwards in frustration having netted to put Díaz Acosta on match point, causing a spectator to have to raise her hands to stop it from striking her in the face. Norrie received a warning but avoided disqualification for the incident, which the spectator appeared to take in good spirits. “I apologized to the woman, and she was okay … it barely touched her and she was laughing. But I didn’t mean to do that, and it was definitely a wake-up call,” he told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) following the match. “I wanted to come here and play well, and it ended up being the complete opposite. “I was not feeling comfortable. I was…
