“Cameron Norrie still finished in Oakland, giving up Facundo Diaz Acosta”, — write: sport.ua
In the match of the 1/16 finals of the ATP 250 hard tournament in Auckland (New Zealand) against Facundo Diaz Acosta (Argentina, ATP 78), Norrie threw the racket towards the stands. Cameron hooked a cheerleader. The incident happened after Norrie lost a point with a score of 2:6, 3:5 (30:30).
However, Norrie avoided disqualification. The judge gave him a verbal warning, and the tennis player immediately apologized to the fan.
In the end, the match ended with a score of 6:2, 6:3 in favor of Acosta. Next, the Argentine will play against third-seeded Sebastian Baez (Argentina, ATP 28).
VIDEO. The Brit threw the racket at a female fan, but avoided disqualification
Cam Norrie forced this spectator to take evasive action after throwing his racquet into the stands at the Auckland Open. 😳 pic.twitter.com/F0CRaY73T7
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 7, 2025