British tennis professional Cameron Norrie apologizes to the audience for a blow

British tennis professional Cameron Norrie apologizes to the audience for a blow

The British tennis player Cameron norrie Thrown and accidentally a viewer during his game against Facundo díaz acosta at Auclace" Classic met. Norrie lost the match with 6-2, 6-3.

The incident in detail

The former world number list norrie was frustrated after making a mistake, which gave Díaz Acosta a match ball. In desperation, he threw his racket back, which caused a viewer to raise her hands to protect herself from a goal. Norrie received a warning, but was able to avert a disqualification. The viewer seemed to take the incident with humor.

The reaction of the player

"I apologized to the woman and she was doing well ... she hardly touched it and she laughed. But I didn't want to do that, and it was definitely a wake -up call", he said in an interview with radio new zealand after the game. "I wanted to come here and play well, and it was the complete opposite."

an unusual behavior

"I felt uncomfortable. I threw my racket, that is not my style at all," added the 29-year-old, like The Guardian reported. "As we have seen in other players, you can quickly be disqualified if you meet someone at the wrong moment or don't look at the person."

comparison with other incidents

norrie emphasized that this did not correspond to his nature and that he quickly apologized. "I am not happy about my behavior," he said, underlining the seriousness of the incident. Last year Novak djokovic had thrown. Also denis shapovalov was disqualified in 2017 after he had scored the referee with a ball during a Davis-Cup game.

Next steps for Norrie

In contrast, Stefanos Tsitsipas 2022 occupied with a fine of $ 10,000, but was able to escape a disqualification after hit a ball into the audience. Díaz Acosta will now compete against his Argentine compatriot Sebastián Báez in the round of the last 16. Norrie, who grew up in Auckland, will start again at the Australian Open after reaching the quarter -finals last year before he left Alexander Zverev.