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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 28, 2021 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during his first round match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 28, 2021 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during his first round match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Wimbledon Championships 2021 has announced the fines issued so far in the tournament. Notably, Greek professional Stefanos Tsitsipas, Frenchman Corentin Moutet, and Moldovan Radu Albot have made it to the list. Also, cases of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and French professional Benoit are still under review.
Firstly, the French Open finalist Tsitsipas saw the first upset of the Championships this year. Lacking match practice on grass, the Greek lost to American Frances Tiafoe in straight sets.
More strikingly, Tsitsipas looked for help towards his father, also his coach, and violated the coaching rule. It is now clear that he received a $3000 fine for abolishing the rule.
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 28, 2021 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during his first round match against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Furthermore, French professional Moutet received a $2500 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct. And lastly, Moldovan Albot got $2500 for racquet abuse.
Additionally, the tennis community got its hearts broken when Serena Williams injured her right leg and retired from her opening round match. Following that, she skipped the media duties, which is a mandatory task for all players. Her case is still undergoing review.
Unsurprisingly, the French professional Benoit Paire found himself in the midst of trouble again. This time, he has been accussed of tanking his match against Argentine Diego Schwartzman. However, there are no fines issued against him as of now.
Main draw fines so far:
Stefanos Tsitsipas (coaching): $3,000
Corentin Moutet (unsportsmanlike conduct): $2,500
Radu Albot (racquet abust): $2,500— George Bellshaw (@BellshawGeorge) July 1, 2021
Strict fines at Wimbledon Championships
The oldest tournament has always been pertinent about traditions and has severely punished violations. More so, even record eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer faced trouble for adding orange soles to strict white policy.
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 26, 2021 Switzerland’s Roger Federer during a press conference Pool via REUTERS/Florian Eisele
However, the aforementioned fines apply to every player in each of the tournaments they play. The only different thing is the event authorities can decide how much to punish a particular violation.
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Also, fines issued so far include only the first-round matches of the Championships. Thus, there are still many more matches and tense moments to look forward to at the All England Club in London. And with pressure and tense moments to come, you can expect the organizers to dole out a few more of these fines.
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