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Serena Williams fined R141,000 for Wimbledon court damage

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The 37-year-old American was sanctioned for an incident which took place during a practice session before the tournament got underway.

"The code given is for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The reason is court damage," a spokeswoman told AFP.

Williams is in action twice later Tuesday when she faces fellow American Alison Riske for a place in the semi-finals.

 

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They short of fining her for her superb serve. They will find a clause somewhere that says her serves are dangerous for the opponent.

Sanctioned or fined, which one ? You headline is mentioning two different things,

'Unsportsmanlike '

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