Wimbledon Novak Djokovic handed hefty fine for racquet abuse during loss to Carlos Alcaraz
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London: 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has been heavily fined for breaking his racket at the net post during his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz. The incident occurred in the fifth set of his defeat against the 20-year-old Spaniard on Sunday when Djokovic failed to break Alcaraz’s serve and later lost his service game after smashing his racket against one of the wooden net poles. expressed disappointment. Umpire Fergus Murphy immediately issued a warning to Djokovic for a code breach due to his racket-smashing infringement. As a result, the seven-time Wimbledon champion was fined 6,117 pounds (about Rs 1,27,000) and the money will be deducted from his 1.175 million pounds runner-up’s cheque. World number one Alcaraz made full use of the break to win 1-6, 7-6, (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 after four hours and 42 minutes.
The 20-year-old’s win at the All England Club denied Djokovic a 24th Grand Slam title and ended his unbeaten run on Center Court. In Sunday’s final, Djokovic was charged twice for code violations. The first code violation occurred when the shot clock reached zero before Djokovic’s serve could be hit. The second infringement came when he destroyed his racket after falling behind by a break in the fifth set.
The 20-year-old’s win at the All England Club denied Djokovic a 24th Grand Slam title and ended his unbeaten run on Center Court. In Sunday’s final, Djokovic was charged twice for code violations. The first code violation occurred when the shot clock reached zero before Djokovic’s serve could be hit. The second infringement came when he destroyed his racket after falling behind by a break in the fifth set.
When Djokovic was asked after the match about his two code violations, he said, ‘There is not much to talk about it. I had break points in the second game. Yes, just some difficult points.’ The Serbian player was infamously disqualified from the 2020 US Open after he hit a ball in desperation during their Round 16 tie that hit the line judge on the neck.
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