Wimbledon fines revealed with Brit star punished for F-bomb… but Nick Kyrgios’ absence clear to see with major drop off
BRITISH star Dan Evans has got the biggest fine at Wimbledon so far this year.
But the All England Club are feeling Nick Kyrgios’ absence following his X-rated antics in 2022.
The list of punishments for week one of the 2023 Championships was released on Sunday.
And the $4,000 (£3,100) penalty Evans received for an “audible obscenity” in his round-one defeat to Quentin Halys is the biggest of the five handed out so far.
Evo, 33, unleashed a furious F-bomb as he crashed out against the unseeded Frenchman, with the match pushed over from Monday to Tuesday when it finished under the Centre Court roof.
And the date of the offence – July 4 – suggests it was on the main show court that Evans was rapped.
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Alex De Minaur and Alexander Zverev were also hit with £2,720 and £2,330 fines respectively for audible obscenities – aka swearing loudly.
Zizou Bergs picked up a smaller punishment for doing the same in qualifying.
Arthur Fils, meanwhile, got a fine for “abuse of racquets and equipment”.
All five fines so far at Wimbledon have been dished out to men.
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And it will take an explosive second week in SW19 to match the 27 fines dished out in 2022 – although three of those were for in-game coaching, which is now permitted.
Of course, a huge chunk of those were given to Kyrgios for his controversial run to the final 12 months ago.
The Australian’s fines totalled nearly £15,000 with three separate offences.
He was forced to pay £8,211 for spitting in the direction of a supporter, then £3,200 fine for slamming the match officials during his fiery win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
And the explosive star – out of this year’s event through injury – was slapped with a further £3,200 fine for swearing in front of Prince George.
Daniil Medvedev stumped up a staggering £11,000 in 2017 for throwing coins at the tennis umpire’s chair – accusing him of cheating.
All Wimbledon fines do go to the Grand Slam Player Development Programme which provides grants to up-and-coming players, with 51 already handed out in 2023.