Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rajeev Rai
Updated Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:30 AM IST
Summary
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has been fined $40,000 (about Rs 30 lakh) by the Men’s Professional Tennis Tour (ATP) for hitting the umpire’s chair with a racket after losing a doubles match at the Mexican Open.
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has been fined $40,000 (about Rs 30 lakh) by the Men’s Professional Tennis Tour (ATP) for hitting the umpire’s chair with a racket after losing a doubles match at the Mexican Open. Apart from this, his prize money of over $30,000 and all ranking points have also been deducted.
The ATP also announced that it would review the incident with further details. The ATP said Zverev has been fined for using abusive language and behaving contrary to the spirit of the game.
what was the matter?
Tokyo Olympic champion and world number three German Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the tournament on Wednesday for using abusive language and being violent with the chair umpire. Defending champion Zverev had vented his anger on the umpire after losing in the pre-quarterfinals of the doubles event. After the match, he first hit the chair umpire’s chair several times with a racket and then abused the official. He had to bear the brunt of his behavior. Zverev publicly apologized for his actions after the match. But after the match, the organizers of the ATP tournament dropped the second seed and the defending champion in the singles event.
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Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has been fined $40,000 (about Rs 30 lakh) by the Men’s Professional Tennis Tour (ATP) for hitting the umpire’s chair with a racket after losing a doubles match at the Mexican Open. Apart from this, his prize money of over $30,000 and all ranking points have also been deducted.
The ATP also announced that it would review the incident with further details. The ATP said Zverev has been fined for using abusive language and behaving contrary to the spirit of the game.
what was the matter?
Tokyo Olympic champion and world number three German Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the tournament on Wednesday for using abusive language and being violent with the chair umpire. Defending champion Zverev had vented his anger on the umpire after losing in the pre-quarterfinals of the doubles event. After the match, he first hit the chair umpire’s chair several times with a racket and then abused the official. He had to bear the brunt of his behavior. Zverev publicly apologized for his actions after the match. But after the match, the organizers of the ATP tournament dropped the second seed and the defending champion in the singles event.