Referee is merciful
Frustration action! Professional throws bat into the audience
That could have backfired: Tennis pro Cameron Norrie hurled his racket - unintentionally - into the audience during his first round match in Auckland. A fan had a stroke of luck and Norrie avoided disqualification.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen What had happened? During his match against Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta, the Brit hit a ball into the net in the decisive phase of the second set. Norrie threw his racket out of frustration - and it landed awkwardly in the stands and hit a woman.
The tennis pro immediately went towards the spectator and asked if she had hurt herself. "The woman laughed and I just said: 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that'. And she said, 'Yeah, I'm totally fine. It was no big deal'," Norrie revealed after the match.
Memories of Djokovic come flooding back
The Briton received a warning from the chair umpire and avoided disqualification. Superstar Novak Djokovic was disqualified for a similar action at the US Open in 2020.
Even though the umpire was merciful with Norrie, it didn't help him much in the end - Acosta clearly won the match 6:2, 6:3.
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