Acapulco (AP) – Olympic champion Alexander Zverev has to pay a $ 40,000 fine after his outburst at the tennis tournament in Acapulco.
In addition, he has to pay back the prize money of more than $ 30,000 and loses the points for the world rankings, as the ATP announced. There should also be a further investigation.
Zverev was disqualified after freaking out after losing in doubles at the tournament in Acapulco. After the 2: 6, 6: 4, 6:10, Germany’s best tennis player and his Brazilian doubles partner Marcelo Melo hit the Brit Lloyd Glasspool and the Finn Harri Heliovaara several times with his racket against the referee’s chair, on which the referee was still sitting.
Zverev had previously been upset about a referee’s decision. The men’s organization ATP reacted and excluded the 24-year-old from the further course of the tournament because of “unsportsmanlike conduct”. The professional later apologized and described his behavior as unacceptable.