Nick Kyrgios fined again for Wimbledon meltdown but Stefanos Tsitsipas’ punishment harsher | Tennis | Sport
Kyrgios and Tsitsipas faced off in an explosive third-round encounter on Saturday night, with the Aussie coming through 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7). It was a controversy-filled match as the 27-year-old fumed at the umpire and received a code violation, before the fourth seed earned his own warning and a point penalty as he started to implode in set two, hitting a ball into the stands at one point.
The pair’s antics have seen both of them slapped with fines in the tournament’s latest list, with the Greek receiving a hefty £8,200 ($10,000) bill, matching the previous biggest fine of the tournament received by none other than Kyrgios himself for his opening win over Paul Jubb, in which he raged at line officials and spat in the direction of a spectator, later confirming the move was intentional.
And the world No 40 has received an additional penalty for his third-round match, though it pales in comparison to his previous fine and Tsitsipas’ bill. Kyrgios will be charged another £3,300 ($4,000) for his own antics in Saturday’s clash, where he demanded Tsitsipas be defaulted for hitting the ball into the crowd and asked for a “new referee”.
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