Tennis player hits woman in front row with errant racket throw

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A woman in New Zealand had a scary moment on Tuesday when a tennis racket unexpectedly came flying in her direction.

The incident occurred during the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland when Cameron Norrie hit a forehand return into the net.

Out of frustration, Norrie, who was playing in the same city he was born, threw the racket behind him, but he apparently flung it a little too far.

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Britain's Cameron Norrie practices ahead of the Wimbledon tournament in London on June 30, 2024. (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

The racket hit the woman in the front row, and Norrie was assessed a warning.

The woman was not hurt and actually played it off quite well.

"[The fan] 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 big deal," Norrie said after the match. "But as we saw with some other players, you can easily be defaulted if it catches them in the wrong spot or they’re not looking or something."

The racket throw occurred while Norrie was trailing 6-2, 5-3. He would lose that game shortly afterward to drop the match.

"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," Norrie said.

Britain's Cameron Norrie is shown during the ATP 500 Rio Open semifinal singles match in Rio de Janeiro on February 24, 2024. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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