![U.K. tennis star Cameron Norrie accidentally hits woman in stands with thrown racquet at tournament in Auckland](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/07/129375ae-0fa8-462a-b822-04c2d47b91ca/thumbnail/1200x630/6b8cc33ef975af9c5cdfe7f20dea047a/ap25007160567594.jpg?v=6ffea931a1e284729a23a55e2e39c4e9)
U.K. tennis star Cameron Norrie accidentally hits woman in stands with thrown racquet at tournament in Auckland
CBSN
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. The racquet struck a woman in a court-side box who was unhurt.
Video of the incident showed a woman in a hat reacting quickly and deflecting the racquet away as the crowd gasped.
![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250207152954.jpg)
Beijing — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. "coercion" after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China "firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and Road cooperation through means of pressure and coercion."