Norrie was eliminated in the first round of the tournament by the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acosta. British tennis star Cameron Norrie apologized and avoided disqualification when a racket he threw in the air hit a spectator on Tuesday at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland.

The British tennis star, who spent most of his childhood in Auckland, New Zealand, had a torrid time in the opening match of his home tournament against Facundo Diaz. Having lost the first set, Norrie's anger boiled over when his miscued shot into the net brought Diaz to match point in the second.

British tennis star Cameron Norrie apologized and avoided disqualification when a racquet he tossed in the air struck a spectator at the ATP Tour tournament in Auckland on Tuesday. Auckland-born Norrie was facing match point against Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina when he lightly tossed his racquet into the air.