Serena fined US$10,000 for damaging Wimbledon court

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Serena Williams, Fabio Fognini and Nick Kyrgios are all fined at Wimbledon for unsportsmanlike conduct. FMTNews

DUBLIN: Serena Williams was fined US$10,000 by the All England Club for damaging one of Wimbledon’s courts with her racket prior to the start of the tournament, media reported.

Williams, who faces fellow American Alison Riske in the quarter-finals on Tuesday as she looks to win her 24th Grand Slam title, has yet to comment on the fine. Fabio Fognini was also fined US$3,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after a rant during his third-round defeat to Tennys Sandgren.Nick Kyrgios was fined US$8,000 in total from separate unsportsmanlike incidents in his first and second rounds.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

 

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