Osaka posted the news on social media Monday, less than a week before the Australian Open tennis tournament begins.

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.

It is completely not me to do something like that. I apologized very quickly and I want to apologize in general. I’m not happy with how I behaved.”

Pro tennis player Cameron Norrie threw his racket in disgust on Tuesday in New Zealand, and he accidentally hit a woman sitting in the front row.

Most notably, Andy Murray has been spotted coaching Novak Djokovic during his practice sessions. And the retired Brit is now set to return to the court himself after signing up to the pre-tournament 'A Night with Novak' event.

Nick Kyrgios has cast doubt on his participation at the Australian Open after suffering a fresh injury issue on the eve of the first grand slam of 2025.

Nick Kyrgios threw fresh doubt on whether he will play in the Australian Open after withdrawing from an exhibition match. The Australian, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, returned to action in Brisbane last week after playing only one singles match since October 2022 following knee and wrist surgeries.