woman in New Zealand She had a scary moment on Tuesday when a tennis racket unexpectedly flew in her direction.
The accident occurred during the first round of the tournament ASP Classic In Auckland when Cameron Norrie hit a forehand into the net.
Out of frustration, Nouri, who was playing in the same city where he was born, threw the racket behind him, but it appeared he threw it a little too far.
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Britain's Cameron Norrie trains before the Wimbledon Championships in London on June 30, 2024. (Glenn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)
The bat hit the woman sitting in the front row, and Nouri was warned.
The woman was not harmed and played her role well.
“(The fan) was laughing, and I told him: 'So sorry, I didn't mean to do that.' She said: Yes, I'm completely fine. “It wasn't a big problem,” Nouri said after the match. “But as we've seen with some other players, you can easily default if you catch them in the wrong place or they're not looking or something.”
The racket throw occurred while Nouri was trailing 6-2, 5-3. He would lose that match shortly thereafter to forfeit the match.
Nouri said: “I have no right to do something like this at all. I apologized very quickly, and I want to apologize in general. I am not happy with the way I behaved.”
Britain's Cameron Norrie is shown during his singles match in the semi-finals of the ATP Rio 500 Open in Rio de Janeiro on February 24, 2024. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images)
Nouri's exit from the first round comes two years after he reached the final in the tournament.
At the 2020 US Open, with the stands empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, Novak Djokovic was disqualified after accidentally hitting the ball into a line judge. At the 2023 French Open, Mio Kato and Aldila Sutjadi were disqualified from the women's doubles after a ball hit by Kato hit a ball girl.
Britain's Cameron Norrie returns during a men's singles match in the round of 32 in Eastbourne, England, on June 25, 2024. (Glenn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Auckland tournament gives players a final warm-up before the match Australian Open. The singles draw will be revealed on Thursday, with the first round starting on Sunday.
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