U.K. tennis star Cameron Norrie accidentally hits woman in stands with thrown racquet at tournament in Auckland

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.