Novak Djokovic was fined 7,000 euros for destroying a racket in the Wimbledon final

Tennis player Serbian Novak Djokovic was fined a little more than 7,000 euros. after a blow to his racket against the net post during the men’s singles final on Sunday at Wimbledon against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

🔴 “Tantrum” by Novak Đoković during the finals of the tournament #wimbledon2023: The tennis player broke the racket by hitting one of the posts holding the net, as a gesture of frustration, after losing a set on his serve, 5 against Carlos Alcaraz. pic.twitter.com/HwUDa8TTJG

— At the moment 4T (@Almomento4T) July 16, 2023

Winner 23 Grand Slam He paid for his frustration with a racket after receiving pshooting shoot of the Spanish that cost him service break that was crucial for the future of the five and the deciding set.

The seven-time champion of the London giant immediately got a warning by referee Fergus Murphy, and this Monday the All England Lawn Tennis Club upheld this economic sanction for “racket abuse”.

That’s how Novak Djokovic paid for the moment of frustration when he saw the Wimbledon final getting out of control, a title Murcian Carlos Alcaraz finally took. However, it is not the first time that the Serb has been the protagonist of such a mishap at matches. Djokovic has been disqualified from the 2020 US Open in a match against Pablo Carreño after hitting the ball with his racket while the match was stopped, which accidentally hit the umpire in the background, who had to be present. The Serb turned his back to the end of the track and walked towards his chair, took the ball out of his pocket and hit it hard behind him without looking. The ball hit one linesman in the face. But she immediately apologized to the judge, who fell to the ground and went to take care of her condition. But the referee decided to disqualify Djokovic, who was eliminated from the US Open.

Zverev’s rackets

This is another recent case Alexander Zverev 2022. The German was disqualified from the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco because he repeatedly hit the linesman’s chair while he was still sitting in it.

Zverev, together with the Brazilian Marcel Melo, faced the British Lloyd Glasspool and the Finnish Harri Leiovaar in the doubles game. Zverev, the current champion in Acapulco, was angry with the referee for the decision made during undecided the final of the match. After losing 2-6, 6-4 and 6-10 in the match, hit the chair where the linesman was sitting at least four times, and was about to hit one foot. The ATP informed the German athlete of his expulsion from the tournament, considering the tennis player’s behavior “unsportsmanlike”.